Wearable electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsFletcher R. Rothkopf, Jonathan Ive, Julian Hoenig, Rico Zorkendorfer
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Abstract
A consumer product that is a portable and, in some cases, a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may have functionalities including: keeping time; monitoring a user's physiological signals and providing health-related information based on those signals; communicating with other electronic devices or services; visually depicting data on a display; gather data from one or more sensors that may be used to initiate, control, or modify operations of the device; determine a location of a touch on a surface of the device and/or an amount of force exerted on the device, and use either or both as input.
Claims20
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining a first opening and having a sidewall defining a second opening;
- a watch band configured to secure the wearable electronic device to a user;
- a cover positioned over the first opening;
- a display positioned below the cover;
- a touch sensor positioned below the cover and configured to detect a location of a touch on the cover;
- a force sensor positioned between the cover and the housing and configured to detect a force of the touch on the cover;
- and
- a crown comprising
- a dial disposed along the sidewall of the housing;
- a shaft that extends through the second opening defined by the sidewall;
- a first sensor that is configured to detect a translational input;
- and
- a second sensor that is configured to detect a rotational input;
- wherein:
- the display is responsive to each of:
- the touch at the cover;
- the force of the touch at the cover;
- the translational input at the crown;
- and
- the rotational input at the crown.
An electronic watch comprising:
- a housing defining an interior cavity;
- a cover attached to the housing;
- a display positioned within the interior cavity;
- a touch sensor positioned between the display and the cover and configured to detect touch input;
- a force sensor positioned between the cover and the housing and configured to detect force input;
- and
- a crown disposed along a side of the housing and comprising:
- a rotational sensor configured to detect a rotational input;
- and
- a translational sensor configured to detect a translational input;
- wherein:
- the display is configured to present a user interface that is responsive to each of:
- the touch input, the force input, the translational input, and the rotational input.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining an internal cavity and an opening extending into the internal cavity;
- a watch band attached to the housing and configured to couple the electronic device to a user;
- a display positioned at least partially within the opening and configured to produce a graphical output;
- a touch sensor configured to detect a location of a touch along an exterior surface of the electronic device;
- a microphone positioned within the internal cavity and configured to receive a voice command;
- and
- a crown comprising:
- a dial positioned along a side of the housing;
- a shaft extending through an opening in the housing;
- a sensor configured to detect a translational input;
- and
- a second sensor configured to detect a rotational input;
- wherein:
- the graphical output of the display is responsive to each of:
- a touch input detected using the touch sensor;
- the voice command detected using the microphone;
- the translational input detected by the crown;
- and
- the rotational input detected by the crown.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.