# US 2024/0201515 A1 · Adjustable electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201515 A1 - Document ID: US20240201515A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/593,934 - Filed: 2024-03-03 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-14 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Paul X. Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201515A1 ## CPC - G02B 27/0176: {characterised by mechanical features} - G02C 5/143: {having special ear pieces} - G02C 3/003: {Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head in the position of use} - G02C 11/10: {Electronic devices other than hearing aids} - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G02C: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A wearable electronic device including a display and a support arm attached to the display. The support arm can define a sleeve and can include an extendable portion movable within the sleeve. The support arm having a retracted state and an extended state. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable electronic device, comprising: a display; a support arm attached to the display, the support arm defining a sleeve and comprising an extendable portion movable within the sleeve, the support arm having a retracted state and an extended state; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) attached to the wearable electronic device; and an actuator connected to the extendable portion; wherein the actuator transitions the extendable portion from the retracted state to the extended state in response to a signal received by the actuator from the IMU. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the support arm is a first support arm, the extendable portion is a first extendable portion, and the actuator is a first actuator; the wearable electronic device further comprising a second support arm attached to the display, the second support arm comprising a second extendable portion, and a second actuator connected to the second extendible portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wearable electronic device of claim 2, wherein a distance between the first extendable portion and the second extendable portion is greater in the retracted state than in the extended state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the IMU generates the signal in response to a detected motion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a mechanical actuator engaged with the extendable portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the extendable portion defines a radius of curvature in the extended state. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the support arm defines a pressurized chamber adjacent to the extendible portion; and the actuator causes the pressurized chamber to exert a force on the extendable portion in response to the signal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein: the extendable portion further comprises a mass portion; and the extendable portion moves in response to a change in an orientation of the wearable electronic device relative to a gravitational vector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to detect a removal of the wearable electronic device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein: a proximal end of the support arm is connected to the display; and the extendable portion is located at a distal end of the support arm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the extendable portion is bi-stable. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a camera secured to the wearable device, the camera configured to determine a position of the wearable electronic device relative to a head of a user. ### Claim 13 A support arm, comprising: a static section; a movable section connected to the static section, the movable section configured to dynamically vary a length of the support arm; and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), the movable section extending in response to a signal from the IMU. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The support arm of claim 13, wherein the IMU is configured to generate the signal in response to detecting a motion of the support ar. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The support arm of claim 13, further comprising a mechanical actuator connected to the movable section. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The support arm of claim 13, further comprising an electrical actuator connected to the movable section. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The support arm of claim 13, wherein the static section defines an internal volume sized to receive the movable section. ### Claim 18 A wearable electronic device, comprising: a display; and a support arm attached to the display, the support arm defining a sleeve and comprising an extendable portion movable within the sleeve, the support arm having a retracted state and an extended state; wherein the support arm defines a pressurized chamber adjacent to the extendible portion; and wherein the pressurized chamber exerts a force on the extendable portion in response to a detected motion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The wearable electronic device of claim 18, further comprising: a camera; an actuator connected to the pressurized chamber; and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) communicatively connected to the actuator; wherein the IMU transmits a signal to the actuator when a motion is detected, the actuator causing the pressurized chamber to exert the force in response to the signal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wearable electronic device of claim 19, wherein the camera is configured to determine an orientation of the wearable electronic device relative to a head of a user.