US 12,222,514 B1
Notifications in headbands
Ivan S. Maric, San Francisco, CA (US); and Paul X. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/655,725.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/223,876, filed on Jul. 20, 2021.
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 27/0176 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G06F 1/165 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable electronic device comprising: a head-mounted display (HMD); and a retention band connected to the HMD, the retention band comprising: a flexible fabric comprising an outer fabric portion and an inner fabric portion, the flexible fabric configured to: securely retain the wearable electronic device on a user's head; and bend according to a shape of the user's head; a flexible display screen positioned within the retention band between the outer fabric portion and the inner fabric portion and configured to bend according to the shape of the user's head, the outer fabric portion covering the flexible display screen such that light from the flexible display screen is visible to an outside observer when the flexible display screen is illuminated and the flexible display screen is not visible when not illuminated; a cushioning between the outer fabric portion and the inner fabric portion, the cushioning at least partially surrounding the flexible display screen; a touch sensitive layer overlapping the flexible display screen and configured to allow light from the flexible display screen to pass through the touch sensitive layer; and a transparent cover positioned between the outer fabric portion and the flexible display screen, the transparent cover overlaying the flexile display screen and the touch sensitive layer, and the transparent cover configured to deform in response to a force input; wherein the touch sensitive layer is configured to detect the force input based on the deformation of the transparent cover.