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US 11,906,937 B2Granted
Crown for an electronic watch
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorMichael J. Beyhs
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Abstract
An electronic watch includes a housing defining a side surface of the electronic watch, a transparent cover coupled to the housing and defining a front surface of the electronic watch, an image-sensing element, and a crown extending from the side of the housing and defining an imaging surface. The crown may include a light-directing feature configured to direct, onto the image-sensing element, an image of an object in contact with the imaging surface.
Claims20
An electronic watch comprising:
- a housing defining a side surface of the electronic watch;
- a display positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to display a graphical output;
- a transparent cover coupled to the housing and defining a front surface of the electronic watch;
- an optical sensing element;
- a crown extending from the side surface of the electronic watch and defining a peripheral surface along an exterior portion of the crown, wherein the electronic watch is configured to:
- detect, using the optical sensing element, movement of an object along the peripheral surface of the crown;
- and
- modify the graphical output in accordance with the movement of the object along the peripheral surface of the crown.
5 more elements
A wearable electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to display a graphical output;
- a crown at least partially external to the housing and defining a light-transmissive window;
- and
- an optical sensing element within the housing and configured to receive an image of an object in contact with the light-transmissive window, wherein the wearable electronic device is configured to:
- detect, using the optical sensing element, movement of the object along the light-transmissive window;
- and
- modify the graphical output in accordance with the movement of the object along the light-transmissive window.
5 more elements
An electronic watch comprising:
- a housing;
- a display positioned at least partially within the housing;
- an optical sensor at least partially within the housing and comprising an optical sensing element;
- and
- a crown comprising:
- a head portion defining an optical sensing region along a peripheral surface of the head portion;
- a shaft portion extending at least partially into the housing;
- and
- a light-directing feature directing light from the optical sensing region towards the optical sensing element.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.