US 11,905,629 B2
Fabric control device
Daniel A. Podhajny, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Daniel D. Sunshine, Austin, TX (US); and Kathryn P. Crews, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,191.
Application 17/570,191 is a continuation of application No. 17/112,323, filed on Dec. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,255,028.
Application 17/112,323 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,531, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 10,883,203, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/871,531 is a continuation of application No. 16/584,005, filed on Sep. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,689,783, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/584,005 is a continuation of application No. 16/207,407, filed on Dec. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,465,314, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 16/207,407 is a continuation of application No. 15/940,842, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,156,029, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/519,386, filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0127761 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01); A41D 31/02 (2019.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01)
CPC D03D 1/0088 (2013.01) [A41D 1/005 (2013.01); A41D 31/02 (2013.01); D03D 1/0082 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2013.01); G06F 3/0445 (2019.05); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); D02G 3/441 (2013.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01); D10B 2401/18 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fabric-based item comprising:
a housing;
a fabric layer covering a majority of the housing;
at least one light-emitting component configured to display an alphanumeric character through the fabric layer;
wireless communications circuitry; and
control circuitry configured to transmit wireless signals with the wireless communications circuitry.