Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed an Apple patent software referring to the eventual elimination of the iPhone’s notch by repositioning the TrueDepth digital camera system behind the iPhone’s display.
Apple describes the iPhone together with a display having a entrance floor and a again floor. The display features a plurality of pixel areas that emit gentle from the entrance floor to display a displayed picture and a plurality of apertures that transmit gentle from the entrance floor to the again floor. The iPhone features a digital camera disposed on a facet of the again floor of the display. The digital camera is configured to seize photographs.
The iPhone features a processor coupled to the display and the digital camera. The processor is configured to obtain the captured picture and apply a primary digital filter to a primary portion of the captured picture and a second digital filter, completely different than the first digital filter, to a second portion of the captured picture to cut back picture distortion attributable to the display.
Apple’s patent FIG. 2 under illustrates the present iPhone Notch design and FIG. 3 illustrates a future iPhone design with the TrueDepth digital camera system hidden behind the again of the display imagery.
Apple’s patent FIG. 4 above illustrates a future working atmosphere #400 whereby the digital camera system is behind the display imagery. Apple notes that “though the digital camera #420 doesn’t essentially contact the display #410, the digital camera is nearer to the again floor (#418) of the display than the entrance floor #417.
One of the key facets of Apple’s invention pertains to the restoration optics disposed between the display and the digital camera. In Apple’s follow-up patent since being granted in April, they’ve up to date their patent claims to guard this key side of the invention. Apple has listed “restoration optics” 26 occasions in 20 new patent claims. Below are simply the first 9 new patent claims emphasizing “restoration optics.”
An equipment comprising: a display having a entrance floor and a again floor, the display together with a plurality of pixel areas that emit gentle from the entrance floor of the display to display a displayed picture and a plurality of apertures that transmit gentle from the entrance floor to the again floor; a digital camera disposed on a facet of the again floor of the display, the digital camera configured to seize a captured picture; restoration optics disposed between the display and the digital camera, the restoration optics configured to cut back picture distortion attributable to the display; and a processor coupled to the display and the digital camera, the processor configured to use a digital filter to not less than a portion of the captured picture to additional cut back the picture distortion attributable to the display.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the restoration optics amplifies spatial frequencies comparable to valleys in a degree unfold operate of the display.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the restoration optics reduces spatial peaks in a degree unfold operate of the display.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the restoration optics consists of an optical filter.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the restoration optics features a phase-shift masks.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the restoration optics consists of not less than one in every of a lens or a bandpass filter.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the digital camera features a lens separate from the restoration optics.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the digital camera features a bandpass filter separate from the restoration optics.
The equipment of declare 1, whereby the processor is additional configured to manage the restoration optics to vary a degree unfold operate of the restoration optics.
To evaluation the different 11 patent claims supporting restoration optics, evaluation Apple’s patent software quantity 20220179452.
Patent 2: AirPods Playback Acoustic Dosimetry
Apple notes of their patent background that client digital headsets have turn out to be more and more standard with customers, as a result of they reproduce media reminiscent of a music, podcasts and film sound tracks with excessive constancy whereas at the similar time not disturbing others who’re close by. While the listening expertise with a headset is pleasing, and the most sound output of a headset is proscribed in accordance with listening to well being security requirements, there’s nonetheless a necessity to observe the headset’s sound output over comparatively lengthy intervals of time reminiscent of days and weeks, as a part of private listening to well being monitoring that goals to keep away from long run publicity to loud sounds.
An side of Apple’s invention pertains to digital sign processing strategies for monitoring how a lot sound power is being produced by a headset throughout playback whereas being worn by a consumer. Other facets are additionally described together with tips on how to monitor the sound that’s in the ambient listening atmosphere of the consumer.
Apple’s patent FIG. 4 under is a movement diagram of an ambient atmosphere acoustic dosimetry course of.
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Apple’s patent FIG. 5 under illustrates an combination dosimetry course of that receives a number of inputs from completely different gadgets.
In this key patent replace, Apple provides 20 new patent claims to their invention titled “Headset Playback Acoustic Dosimetry,” that you might evaluation in patent 20220178738 right here.
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