LED-backed housing split of a portable electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSteven P. Cardinali, Amin M. Younes
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Abstract
This application relates to a wearable electronic device including a housing having an illumination region, where the housing can carry components that can include a processor capable of receiving an input signal and responding to the input signal by providing an illumination signal. The components can further include independently-controllable light-emitting units carried by the housing at the illumination region and in communication with the processor, the light-emitting units capable of (i) receiving the illumination signal from the processor, and (ii) presenting the notification by emitting an amount of light in accordance with the illumination signal.
Claims17
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing at least partially defining an internal cavity, the housing comprising;
- a cover layer overlying a display disposed in the internal cavity;
- a side wall including an illumination region adjacent to and extending at least partially around a periphery of the cover layer and the display, the illumination region comprising a light-transmissive material;
- a processor capable of receiving an input signal and responding to the input signal by providing an illumination signal;
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- independently-controllable light-emitting units carried by the housing at the illumination region and in communication with the processor, the light-emitting units capable of presenting a notification by emitting an amount of light in accordance with the illumination signal.
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an aperture and having a protective cover disposed in the aperture, the housing including a luminescence section that includes light-transmissive material adjacent to and at least partially surrounding the aperture;
- a processor;
- a touch sensitive display assembly disposed in the aperture and overlaid by the protective cover, the display assembly capable of detecting a touch event at the protective cover, and providing a corresponding detection signal to the processor, the processor providing an illumination signal based at least partially on the detection signal;
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- light-notification units carried by the housing at the luminescence section, the light-notification units capable of receiving the illumination signal, and emitting a pattern of light based at least partially on the illumination signal.
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an aperture;
- a display assembly positioned at the aperture, an illumination section of the housing including a light-transmissive material at least partially surrounding the aperture and the display assembly;
- an environmental sensor for detecting an environmental stimulus, and providing a corresponding detection signal;
- a processor for receiving the detection signal, and generating an illumination signal based at least partially on the detection signal;
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- light-emitting units carried by the housing at the illumination section, wherein the light-emitting units are capable of receiving the illumination signal, and emitting a predetermined amount of light based at least partially on the illumination signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.