Connectible component identification
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsErik G. de Jong, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Trevor J. Ness
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Abstract
A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.
Claims20
A watch comprising:
- a watch band comprising:
- a band portion;
- a mechanical attachment mechanism coupled to the band portion to connect the band portion to a watch body;
- and
- an identity element on the band portion, wherein the identity element comprises an image pattern;
- and
- the watch body comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a sensor in the housing, the sensor configured to read the image pattern on the band portion and to determine, based on the image pattern, an identity of the watch band from a group of different watch bands, where each different watch band in the group of different watch bands includes a different image pattern.
A watch comprising:
- a watch band comprising:
- a band portion;
- a mechanical attachment mechanism coupled to the band portion to connect the band portion to a watch body;
- and
- an identity element on the band portion, wherein the identity element comprises a first near-field circuit to provide identity information;
- and
- the watch body comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a second near-field circuit in the housing, the second near-field circuit configured to receive the identity information from the first near-field circuit of the band portion and to determine, based on the received identity information, an identity of the watch band from a group of different watch bands, where each different watch band in the group of different watch bands provides different identity information.
A watch comprising:
- a watch band comprising:
- a band portion;
- a mechanical attachment mechanism coupled to the band portion to connect the band portion to a watch body;
- and
- an identity element on the band portion, wherein the identity element comprises a near-field communication transmitter to transmit identity information;
- and
- the watch body comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a near-field communication receiver in the housing, the near-field communication receiver configured to receive the identity information from the near-field communication transmitter of the band portion and to determine, based on the received identity information, an identity of the watch band from a group of different watch bands, where each different watch band in the group of different watch bands provides different identity information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.