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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Adiel Abileah, Portland, OR (US);
Willem den Boer, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1339 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01); G02F 1/1362 (2006.01); G02F 1/1368 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0421 (2013.01); G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); G06F 1/1611 (2013.01); G06F 3/03542 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06K 9/0004 (2013.01); G09G 3/3648 (2013.01); G02F 1/1368 (2013.01); G02F 1/13394 (2013.01); G02F 1/133512 (2013.01); G02F 1/133514 (2013.01); G02F 1/133528 (2013.01); G02F 1/134336 (2013.01); G02F 1/136286 (2013.01); G02F 2001/13312 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133302 (2013.01); G02F 2001/134345 (2013.01); G02F 2201/123 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04109 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0439 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0809 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0842 (2013.01); G09G 2320/029 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display device including a surface for viewing an image comprising a stack of layers configured to display the image. A processor is configured to include switchable detection modes. Each mode is preconfigured to detect an object on or near the surface based on a given sensitivity to light, and has a different sensitivity than other of the modes.