US 12,307,046 B1
Position sensor
Samuel E. Vinci, San Francisco, CA (US); Arjun N. Venkatesh, San Francisco, CA (US); Bradford J. Zercoe, San Jose, CA (US); Aaron W. Julin, Albany, CA (US); and Athena Y. Huang, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,949.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/385,578, filed on Nov. 30, 2022.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0418 (2013.01) [G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first portion;
a joint;
a second portion adjustably connected to the first portion at the joint;
a data cable forming a clock spring at the joint and extending from the first portion to the second portion through the joint;
a processor electrically connected to the cable; and
a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the electronic device to:
transmit data through the cable; and
determine a position of the first portion relative to the second portion based on a bit error rate.