PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-12079036-B2
Application Number: US-202117340893-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Electronic devices with molded display mounting structures

Abstract:
An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The flexible substrate may have a protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. The bend may be embedded in a molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic device, comprising:
 a display configured to produce an image, wherein the display has a display layer with a bent tail; 
 a housing surrounding an interior region; and 
 a molded polymer member having a surface attached to the housing, wherein at least a portion of the bent tail is embedded in the molded polymer member, and the molded polymer member comprises a ring-shaped member running along a peripheral edge of the display. 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the molded polymer member has a first ring-shaped portion with a first modulus of elasticity and has a second ring-shaped portion with a second modulus of elasticity that is different than the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
       3. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  further comprising a metal member embedded in the molded polymer member. 
     
     
       4. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the molded polymer member comprises polymer binder and filler embedded in the polymer binder. 
     
     
       5. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the display layer comprises a flexible polymer substrate with an array of pixels, wherein the bent tail is formed from a portion of the flexible polymer substrate, and wherein the display has a display cover layer that overlaps the array of pixels. 
     
     
       6. The electronic device defined in  claim 5  wherein the housing separates the interior region from an exterior region surrounding the housing, wherein the housing is separated from the display cover layer by a gap, and wherein a portion of the molded polymer member that is exposed to the exterior region fills the gap. 
     
     
       7. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the display comprises a display cover layer having an inwardly facing surface and wherein the molded polymer member has a first surface that contacts the inwardly facing surface and an opposing second surface that is attached to the housing. 
     
     
       8. The electronic device defined in  claim 7  further comprising a layer of adhesive configured to attach the second surface to the housing. 
     
     
       9. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the molded polymer member has a first portion between respective portions of the bent tail and comprises a second portion that contacts an outwardly facing surface of the bent tail. 
     
     
       10. The electronic device defined in  claim 9  wherein the first and second portions have first and second different elastic modulus values. 
     
     
       11. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  wherein the housing has a ledge portion configured to form at least part of a housing recess. 
     
     
       12. The electronic device defined in  claim 11  wherein the molded polymer member has a protruding portion that is received within the housing recess and wherein the ledge portion is configured to retain the molded polymer member against the housing. 
     
     
       13. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  further comprising:
 a printed circuit; and 
 a display driver integrated circuit on the printed circuit, wherein a portion of the molded polymer member contacts the printed circuit. 
 
     
     
       14. The electronic device defined in  claim 13  wherein the bent tail is electrically coupled to the printed circuit. 
     
     
       15. The electronic device defined in  claim 1  further comprising a wrist band coupled to the housing. 
     
     
       16. An electronic device, comprising:
 a housing having a surface; 
 a display panel having an array of pixels on a flexible substrate with a tail that is bent back on itself; 
 a display cover layer that overlaps the display panel; and 
 a ring-shaped molded polymer member in which at least a portion of the tail is embedded, wherein the ring-shaped molded polymer member runs around a peripheral edge of the array of pixels and has a surface that is attached to the surface of the housing. 
 
     
     
       17. The electronic device defined in  claim 16  further comprising a layer of adhesive that is configured to attach the surface of the ring-shaped molded polymer member to the surface of the housing. 
     
     
       18. The electronic device defined in  claim 16  wherein the ring-shaped molded polymer member has a portion that protrudes laterally past an outwardly facing peripheral edge of the display cover layer.

Description:
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 63/109,128, filed Nov. 3, 2020, and provisional patent application No. 63/044,306, filed Jun. 25, 2020, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. 
     FIELD 
     This relates generally to electronic devices, and, more particularly, to electronic devices with displays. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Electronic devices may have displays. Displays have arrays of pixels for displaying images for a user. To protect sensitive display structures from damage, displays may be provided with display cover layers. Flexible display substrates sometimes have tail portions that are bent back on themselves. 
     SUMMARY 
     An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The device may be, for example a wristwatch having a wrist strap coupled to the housing. 
     The display may have a display panel with an array of pixels on a flexible substrate. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. During operation, a user may view images on the display panel through the display cover layer. 
     The flexible substrate may have a laterally protruding portion that forms a tail. The tail may be coupled to a printed circuit on which a display driver integrated circuit and/or other circuitry is mounted. When the display is mounted in the housing, the tail may be bent back on itself to create a bend. 
     The electronic device may have a molded polymer member that is used in securing the display to the housing. The bend in the tail and/or other display structures may be embedded in the molded polymer member. The molded polymer member may be attached to the housing with adhesive or other attachment structures and may directly contact an inner surface of the display cover layer. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a top view of an illustrative electronic device with a display in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an illustrative electronic device with a display having a bent tail portion in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG.  3    is a top view of an illustrative mold that may be used in forming a polymer structure that encases part of a display in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIGS.  4 ,  5 , and  6    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative display edge portions and associated mold structures in accordance with embodiments. 
         FIG.  7    is a rear view of an interior portion of an illustrative electronic device in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIGS.  8  and  9    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative display edge portions and associated mold structures in accordance with embodiments. 
         FIGS.  10 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15 , and  16    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative displays with molded members that cover bent display structures and other display structures in accordance with embodiments. 
         FIG.  17    is a cross-sectional side view of an illustrative curved display with a molded staircase-shaped planarization layer in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIGS.  18  and  19    are cross-sectional side views of displays overlapped by clear molded polymer members and display cover layers in accordance with embodiments. 
         FIG.  20    is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an illustrative electronic device with a display in accordance with an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An electronic device may have a display. The display may be a flexible display such as a light-emitting diode display that is protected by a transparent display cover layer. A flexible light-emitting diode display may have an array of thin-film organic light-emitting diode pixels on a polyimide substrate or other flexible substrate or may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies mounted on a flexible substrate. 
     The flexible display may have a flexible tail. When mounted in an electronic device housing, the tail may be bent back on itself. To help protect the bent tail and other display structures and to assist in mounting the flexible display substrate and display cover layer to an electronic device housing, a molded polymer structure may be formed in a ring running along a peripheral edge of the display. The molded polymer structure, which may sometimes be referred to as a display mounting member, may fully or partly encapsulate the bent tail portion to protect the tail and may form a mounting surface that serves as a datum to help in aligning the display substrate and display cover layer relative to the housing. The display mounting member may serve as a ring-shaped frame or other structural part that helps in securing display structures to the housing. In some configurations, a layer of adhesive may be used to attach the mounting surface of the display mounting member to a mating surface in the housing. 
     A top view of an illustrative electronic device of the type that may be provided with a molded polymer display mounting member is shown in  FIG.  1   . Device  10  of  FIG.  1    may be a portable device such as a wristwatch having a wristband such as wristband  16 , may be a portable device without a wristband such as a cellular telephone or tablet computer, or may be other suitable electronic equipment (e.g., a desktop computer, a voice-control speaker with a display panel, a television or other non-portable display, a head-mounted device, an embedded system such as a system built into a vehicle or home, an electronic device accessory, and/or other electronic device). Illustrative configurations in which device  10  is a wristwatch may sometimes be described herein as an example. 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , device  10  includes a housing such as housing  12 . Housing  12  may be formed from polymer, metal, glass, crystalline material such as sapphire, ceramic, fabric, fibers, fiber composite material, natural materials such as wood and cotton, other materials, and/or combinations of such materials. Housing  12  may be configured to form housing walls. The housing walls may enclose one or more interior regions in which internal device components  18  are mounted and may separate the interior region of device  10  from the exterior environment surrounding device  10 . In some configurations, an opening may be formed in housing  12  for a data port, a power port, to accommodate audio components, or to accommodate other devices. Clear housing regions may be used to form optical component windows. In the illustrative arrangement of  FIG.  1   , a transparent housing layer may cover the upper surface of device  10  and may serve as a protective display cover layer for display  14 . If desired dielectric housing structures may be used to form radio-transparent areas for antennas and wireless power components. 
     Electrical components  18  in the interior of device  10  may include integrated circuits, discrete components, light-emitting components, sensors, and/or other circuits and may, if desired, be interconnected using signal paths in one or more printed circuits. Electrical components  18  may include control circuitry. The control circuitry may include storage and processing circuitry for supporting the operation of device  10 . The storage and processing circuitry may include storage such as hard disk drive storage, nonvolatile memory (e.g., flash memory or other electrically-programmable-read-only memory configured to form a solid state drive), volatile memory (e.g., static or dynamic random-access-memory), etc. Processing circuitry in the control circuitry may be used to control the operation of device  10 . For example, the processing circuitry may use sensors and other input-output circuitry to gather input and to provide output and/or to transmit signals to external equipment. The processing circuitry may be based on one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, baseband processors, power management units, audio chips, application specific integrated circuits, etc. The control circuitry may include wired and/or wireless communications circuitry (e.g., antennas and associated radio-frequency transceiver circuitry such as cellular telephone communications circuitry, wireless local area network communications circuitry, etc.). The communications circuitry of the control circuitry may allow device  10  to communicate with other electronic devices. For example, the control circuitry (e.g., communications circuitry in the control circuitry) may be used to allow wired and/or wireless control commands and other communications to be conveyed between devices such as cellular telephones, tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, head-mounted devices, handheld controllers, wristwatch devices, other wearable devices, keyboards, computer mice, remote controls, speakers, accessory displays, accessory cameras, and/or other electronic devices. Wireless communications circuitry may, for example, wirelessly transmit control signals and other information to external equipment in response to receiving user input or other input from sensors or other devices in components  18 . 
     Input-output circuitry in components  18  of device  10  may be used to allow data to be supplied to device  10  and to allow data to be provided from device  10  to external devices. The input-output circuitry may include input devices that gather user input and other input and may include output devices that supply visual output, audible output, or other output. 
     Output may be provided using light-emitting diodes (e.g., crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diodes for status indicators and/or displays, organic light-emitting diodes in displays and other components), lasers, and other light-emitting devices, audio output devices (e.g., tone generators and/or speakers), haptic output devices (e.g., vibrators, electromagnetic actuators, piezoelectric actuators, and/or other equipment that supplies a user with haptic output), and other output devices. 
     The input-output circuitry of device  10  (e.g., the input-output circuitry of components  18 ) may include sensors. Sensors for device  10  may include force sensors (e.g., strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, resistive force sensors, etc.), audio sensors such as microphones, touch and/or proximity sensors such as capacitive sensors (e.g., a two-dimensional capacitive touch sensor integrated into a display, a two-dimensional capacitive touch sensor and/or a two-dimensional force sensor overlapping a display, and/or a touch sensor or force sensor that forms a button, trackpad, or other input device not associated with a display), and other sensors. Touch sensors for a display or for other touch components may be based on an array of capacitive touch sensor electrodes, acoustic touch sensor structures, resistive touch components, force-based touch sensor structures, a light-based touch sensor, or other suitable touch sensor arrangements. If desired, a display may have a force sensor for gathering force input (e.g., a two-dimensional force sensor may be used in gathering force input on a display). 
     If desired, the sensors may include optical sensors such as optical sensors that emit and detect light, optical touch sensors, optical proximity sensors, and/or other touch sensors and/or proximity sensors, monochromatic and color ambient light sensors, image sensors, fingerprint sensors, ultrasonic sensors, temperature sensors, sensors for measuring three-dimensional non-contact gestures (“air gestures”), pressure sensors, sensors for detecting position, orientation, and/or motion (e.g., accelerometers, magnetic sensors such as compass sensors, gyroscopes, and/or inertial measurement units that contain some or all of these sensors), health sensors, radio-frequency sensors (e.g., sensors that gather position information, three-dimensional radio-frequency images, and/or other information using radar principals or other radio-frequency sensing), depth sensors (e.g., structured light sensors and/or depth sensors based on stereo imaging devices), optical sensors such as self-mixing sensors and light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors that gather time-of-flight measurements, humidity sensors, moisture sensors, gaze tracking sensors, three-dimensional sensors (e.g., time-of-flight image sensors, pairs of two-dimensional image sensors that gather three-dimensional images using binocular vision, three-dimensional structured light sensors that emit an array of infrared light beams or other structured light using arrays of lasers or other light emitters and associated optical components and that capture images of the spots created as the beams illuminate target objects, and/or other three-dimensional image sensors), facial recognition sensors based on three-dimensional image sensors, and/or other sensors. 
     In some configurations, components  18  may include mechanical devices for gathering input (e.g., buttons, joysticks, scrolling wheels, key pads with movable keys, keyboards with movable keys, and other devices for gathering user input). During operation, device  10  may use sensors and/or other input-output devices in components  18  to gather user input (e.g., buttons may be used to gather button press input, touch and/or force sensors overlapping displays can be used for gathering user touch screen input and/or force input, touch pads and/or force sensors may be used in gathering touch and/or force input, microphones may be used for gathering audio input, etc.). The control circuitry of device  10  can then take action based on this gathered information (e.g., by transmitting the information over a wired or wireless path to external equipment, by supplying a user with output using a haptic output device, visual output device, an audio component, or other input-output device in housing  12 , etc.). 
     If desired, electronic device  10  (e.g., components  18 ) may include a battery or other energy storage device, connector ports for supporting wired communications with ancillary equipment and for receiving wired power, and other circuitry. In some configurations, device  10  may serve as an accessory and/or may include a wired and/or wireless accessory (e.g., a keyboard, computer mouse, remote control, trackpad, etc.). 
     Device  10  may include one or more displays such as display  14  (e.g., a display that includes a two-dimensional capacitive touch sensor and/or other touch sensor or a display that is insensitive to touch). The displays may, for example, include an organic light-emitting diode display, a liquid crystal display, a display having an array of pixels formed from respective light-emitting diodes (e.g., a pixel array having pixels with light-emitting diodes formed from respective crystalline light-emitting diode dies such as micro-light-emitting diode dies), and/or other displays. The displays may include rigid display structures and flexible display structures. For example, a light-emitting diode display may have a polymer substrate that is sufficiently flexible to be bent. Display  14  may have a rectangular pixel array or a pixel array of another shape for displaying images for a user and may therefore sometimes be referred to as a pixel array. Display  14  and/or portions of display  14  may also sometimes be referred to as a display panel, display layer, or pixel layer. Each pixel array in device  10  may be mounted under a transparent housing structure (sometimes referred to as a transparent display cover layer, protective cover layer structures, etc.). 
     Display  14  may have a tail portion. The tail of display  14  (e.g., the tail of a flexible display panel substrate on which the pixel array of display  14  is formed) may be used to carry data signals, clock signals and other control signals, power signals, and/or other display signals from components  18  (e.g., display driver integrated circuits, etc.) to the pixel array. The tail of display  14  may be formed from a protruding elongated strip of flexible polymer (e.g., polyimide) or other display substrate material (e.g., an integral portion of the pixel array substrate). To fit the tail within housing  12 , the tail may be bent. For example, the tail of the display may be bent back on itself (e.g., by 180°). This helps ensure that any border structures surrounding display  14  may be relatively narrow. 
     As shown in  FIG.  2   , display  14  may have a display panel such as display panel  14 P with an array of pixels P forming active area AA. During operation of device  10 , images may be displayed in active area AA. Display  14  may have an associated protective cover layer such as transparent display cover layer  20 . Display cover layer  20  may be formed from one or more layers of glass, clear polymer, crystalline material such as sapphire or other crystalline material, and/or other transparent structures(s). The presence of layer  20  may help protect the outer surface of display panel  14 P from scratches. 
     Display panel  14 P may include a protruding tail portion such as tail  14 T (e.g., a flexible tail that protrudes from the right edge of a rectangular active area AA towards the right in the example of  FIG.  2   ). When display  14  is mounted in housing  12 , tail  14 T may be bent back on itself as shown in  FIG.  2   . This may help minimize the size of any inactive display border that is visible by a user such as viewer  22  who is viewing display  14  in direction  24 . An optional strain relief layer (sometimes referred to as a strain neutralization layer or neutral stress plane adjustment layer) may be formed on tail  14 T to help minimize stress in conductive traces (signal paths) on tail  14 T as tail  14 T is bent. 
     Display  14  may, if desired, include stiffeners such as stiffeners  14 M (e.g., polyethylene terephthalate layers), which may be attached to each other by an intervening layer of adhesive such as adhesive  14 A (e.g., pressure sensitive adhesive). Components  18  may include display driver integrated circuits and/or other control circuitry for display  14 . These components may be mounted directly on tail  14 T and/or on one or more additional printed circuits such as printed circuits  26  and  26 ′. Electrical connections may be made between printed circuit  26 ′, printed circuit  26 , and tail  14 T using solder, conductive adhesive, welds, connectors, and/or other conductive connections. As an example, printed circuit  26  may be electrically and mechanically attached to tail  14 T using a conductive adhesive such as anisotropic conductive film, which forms electrical connections between contacts on printed circuit  26  and mating contacts on tail  14 T. Optional shield  34  may cover components  18  on printed circuit  26  (e.g., display driver integrated circuits). Additional printed circuits in device  10  such as illustrative printed circuit  26 ′ may be electrically and/or mechanically attached to printed circuit  26  (e.g., using connectors, anisotropic conductive film connections, solder connections, etc.). 
     Display mounting member  30  may be formed from molded polymer (e.g., low-injection-pressure-overmolded polymer). The material that forms member  30  may be epoxy, polyurethane, and/or other polymer materials. Thermoplastic and/or thermoset polymer may be used in forming member  30 . Heat and/or light (e.g., ultraviolet light) may be used in curing the polymer forming member  30 . As one illustrative example, member  30  may be formed from a thermoset structural adhesive such as a one-part heat-cured epoxy. Other polymer(s) may be used, if desired. Vacuum may be applied to the interior of a mold to help draw liquid polymer into a desired shape within the mold during formation of member  30 . 
     Member  30  may include a portion such as interior portion  30 I that is interposed between opposing folded-over portions of tail  14 T and exterior portion  30 E that surrounds some or all of the outwardly facing surfaces of tail  14 T. One or more surfaces of member  30  such as lower surface  30 D may serve as a reference surface (datum) that helps establish a desired physical relationship between member  30  and other portions of device  10 . As an example, surface  30 D may be attached to an opposing surface of housing  12  using a layer of adhesive such as adhesive layer  32 . The shape and location of surface  30 D relative to display cover layer  20 , display panel  14 P, and other structures in display  14  may help establish a desired position for display  14  relative to housing  12 . Surface  30 D may be formed by molding and, if desired, subsequent optional machining operations. 
     In the example of  FIG.  2   , member  30  partly covers tail  14 T. If desired, the size of member  30  may be enlarged (see, e.g., enlarged shape  30 ′) to encapsulate all of tail  14 T. The upper surface of member  30  (e.g., upper surface  30 T) may be molded directly to the underside of display cover layer  20  to help form an environmental seal. 
       FIG.  3    is a diagram of an illustrative mold that may be used in forming member  30 . Mold  44  may include mold base  35 . Mold base  35  may be formed from metal or other materials. Mold  44  may have an elastomeric mold ring (e.g., a silicone ring) such as ring  36  that is mounted to base  35 . Ring  36  may have a portion that defines a recess such as channel  38  (e.g., a U-shaped channel that faces upwards). During molding operation, ring  36  may be sealed off against the underside of display  14 . Uncured liquid polymer may then be dispensed into channel  38  via inlet  40  while vacuum is applied to channel  38  via outlet  42 . Following curing of the polymer to form molded member  30 , mold  44  may be removed from molded member  30 . 
       FIGS.  4 ,  5 , and  6    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative display edge portions and associated mold structures. 
     As shown in  FIG.  4   , on the edges of display  14  that do not contain tail  14 T, elastomeric ring  36  may be pressed upwards against the underside of panel  14 P and inwardly (e.g., laterally to the left) on the outer edge of display cover layer  20  to form a seal for channel  38 . After forming a sealed channel such as channel  38  by pressing mold  44  against display  14  in this way, polymer may be injected into channel  38  to form member  30 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  5   , on the edge of display  14  that contains tail  14 T, elastomeric ring  36  may press against a structure associated with display  14  such as printed circuit  26  (e.g., a printed circuit coupled to tail  14 T). Configurations in which elastomeric ring  36  of mold  44  is pressed directly against tail  14 T may also be used, if desired. Pressing against tail  14 T directly with elastomeric ring  36  of mold  44  may exert more force on tail  14 T than desired. To help reduce applied force, a temporary ultraviolet-light cured polymer structure such as temporary dam  46  may be applied between tail  14 T and an opposing portion of ring  36 , as shown in  FIG.  6   . Dam  46 , which serves as a temporary portion of mold  44 , may, as an example, be formed by applying a bead of liquid ultraviolet-light-cured polymer across some or all of tail  14 T followed by ultraviolet light curing. Polymer may then be injected into the cavity of mold  44  (e.g., channel  38 ) and cured. Following curing of the injected polymer to form member  30 , elastomeric ring  36  may be removed and temporary dam  46  may be removed (e.g., dam  46  may be gently peeled away from tail portion  14 T before or after removal of ring  36 ). 
       FIG.  7    is a view of an interior portion of device  10  viewed from the underside of device  10  with rear housing  12  removed. As shown in  FIG.  7   , tail portion  14 T may be bent back on itself near the edge of device  10 . Printed circuit  26  may extend from tail portion  14 T toward the center of device  10 . Optional shield  34 , which covers internal components  18  (e.g., display driver integrated circuits on printed circuit  26 ) may help block electromagnetic interference. Tail portion  14 T may be characterized by a width W. Ultraviolet-light-cured polymer for dam  46  ( FIG.  6   ) may extend across the entirety of width W or may be formed across only part of width W (e.g., only in edge portions  50  and not in central portion  52 , which may be sealed by direct contact with part of ring  36 , or only in central portion  52 , and not in edge portions  50 , which may be sealed by direct contact with part of ring  36 ). The use of a peelable adhesive such as dam  46  may help avoid pressure from ring  36  and may help accommodate potential variations in the location (e.g., the height) of tail  14 T, variations in display structure locations due to thickness variations in display cover layer  20 , and/or variations associated with other display structures. Forming dam  46  only in edge portions  50  may, however, help avoid shrinkage effects in which dam  46  exerts stress on tail portion  14 T. Excluding dam  46  from areas with anisotropic conductive film (see, e.g., layer  28  of  FIG.  2   ) may help prevent stress on the film. In arrangements in which member  30  covers tail  14 T and adjacent structures, stress (e.g., from a drop event, etc.) may be spread out and therefore dissipated without damaging device  10 . 
     In the example of  FIG.  7   , the underside of printed circuit  26 ′ is exposed. If desired, mold  44  may be configured to seal off against the exposed underside surface of printed circuit  26 ′ (e.g., along path  54  or other suitable path).  FIGS.  8  and  9    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative display edge portions and associated mold structures in configurations in which ring  36  is sealed off against printed circuit  26 ′ in this way. In the example of  FIG.  8   , portion  36 P of ring  36  presses against the surface of printed circuit  26 ′ so as to form a channel (channel  38 ) that encompasses part of printed circuit  26 ′, printed circuit  26 , shield  34 , and tail portion  14 T. As shown in  FIG.  9   , along the edges of display  14  that do not include tail portion  14 T, portion  36 P of ring  36  may press against printed circuit  26 ′ to form a channel (channel  38 ) that covers edge  26 E′ of printed circuit  26  and the peripheral edge of panel  14 P. 
     In addition to or instead of sealing off mold  44  on one or more portions of printed circuit  26 , printed circuit  26 ′, tail  14 T, and/or display cover layer  20 , mold  44  may be sealed off on other structures (e.g., on portions of a connector mounted on printed circuit  26 , printed circuit  26 ′, or tail  14 T, on portions of housing  12 , on portions of one or more components  18 , and/or on other structures in device  10 ). 
       FIGS.  10 ,  11 ,  12 ,  13 ,  14 ,  15 , and  16    are cross-sectional side views of illustrative displays with molded structures that cover bent display structures to help protect display  14  and other portions of device  10  from damage that might result when excessive stress is applied during an undesired drop event. To help protect display  14 , the polymer forming member  30  may, if desired, have different high-strain-rate and low-strain-rate elastic modulus values. During non-drop event times, member  30  may exhibit a relatively low modulus of elasticity to help accommodate movements in the structures of device  10  (e.g., small movements due to expansion and contraction from temperature fluctuations, etc.). When a drop event occurs and stress is rapidly applied to member  30 , member  30  may exhibit a higher modulus of elasticity (e.g., member  30  will appear more rigid during a drop event than at other times). 
     In the example of  FIG.  10   , member  30  has been provided with filler  30 F embedded in polymer binder material  30 P. Filler  30 F may be, for example, a mineral powder such as silica powder or may be formed from particles of other materials. The concentration of filler particles (concentration of filler  30 F) that is embedded in member  30  may be sufficiently high to help member  30  resist shrinkage, without making member  30  overly brittle or reducing adhesion. 
     In the example of  FIG.  11   , filler  30 F has been formed from fibers to help strengthen member  30  (e.g., carbon fibers, glass fibers, etc.). The fibers can be oriented to line up with a direction of expected large tensile loads during drop events (e.g., vertically as shown in  FIG.  11    or other suitable direction). The fibers can be bulk fibers that are placed in channel  38  prior to introduction of polymer binder material  30 P or member  30  may be formed from a liquid polymer that includes pre-dispersed fibers. 
     As shown in the illustrative configuration of  FIG.  12   , member  30  may be formed from multiple pieces that have different mechanical properties. Member  30  may, as an example, have an outer ring portion such as portion  30 - 2  that surrounds the outer periphery of inner ring portion  30 - 1 . If desired, portion  30 - 1  may have a lower modulus of elasticity than portion  30 - 2 . With this type of arrangement, portion  30 - 1  may not impose excessive stress on tail  14 T or other portions of display panel  14 P, whereas the larger rigidity of portion  30 - 2  may help portion  30 - 2  resist damage to member  30  when experiencing excessive force from an undesired drop event. Portions  30 - 1  and  30 - 2  may be separate structures that are attached to each other along mating surfaces with an interposed layer of adhesive, may be attached by welding or fasteners, and/or may be formed as respective first and second shots in a two-shot injection molding process. 
     In the illustrative configuration of  FIG.  13   , one portion of member  30  (e.g., embedded portion  30 - 4 ) is embedded within another portion of member  30  (e.g., surrounding portion  30 - 3 ). Portions  30 - 3  and  30 - 4  may have ring shapes that surround the periphery of display  14  or may have other suitable shapes. Portion  30 - 3  may have a lower modulus to help lower stress on display  14 , whereas portion  30 - 4  may have a higher modulus to help strengthen the outer portion of member  30  and thereby prevent damage to member  30  and associated portions of device  10  when exposed to excessive stress during an undesired drop event. If desired, portion  30 - 4  may be formed from metal. Conductive structures such as metal structures associated with portion  30 - 4  may, if desired, form antenna structures for device  10  (e.g., an inverted-F antenna resonating element or other antenna resonating element for one or more antennas in device  10  that handle wireless communications). 
       FIG.  14    shows how member  30  may have a first portion such as portion  30 - 5  that lies within the bent edge of tail  14 T and a second portion such as portion  30 - 6  that faces outwardly around the periphery of member  30 . Portions  30 - 5  and  30 - 6  may have different compositions and physical properties (e.g., the modulus of portion  30 - 5  may be higher or lower than that of portion  30 - 6 ). Portion  30 - 5  may, for example, be softer than portion  30 - 6  to help relieve stress on tail  14 T or may be stiffer than portion  30 - 6  to help rigidly support tail  14 T (e.g., to prevent tail  14 T from bending excessively during an undesired drop event, which could stress metal traces associated with the signal paths on tail  14 T). 
     If desired, one or more of the portions of member  30  may be optically transparent (e.g., to serve as a ring-shaped waveguide or other light guiding structure to convey light from a light-emitting diode around the periphery of device  10 ). 
       FIG.  15    is a cross-sectional side view of device  10  in an illustrative configuration in which outer peripheral edge portion  30 CE of member  30  protrudes outwardly (laterally, to the right in  FIG.  14   ) past the laterally outermost peripheral edge of display cover layer  20  and is captured under inwardly protruding ledge portion  12 CE of housing  12 . Portion  12 CE and adjacent portions of housing  12  form a recess in housing  12  that receives the outer edge of member  30  and thereby helps to retain member  30  within housing  12 . Adhesive such as adhesive  32  and/or other attachment structures (screws or other fasteners, interlocking engagements structures, welds, etc.) may be used in attaching housing  12  to member  30  or may be omitted. 
     If desired, one or more of the surfaces of housing  12  may form a mold surface during molding of member  30 . This type of arrangement is shown in  FIG.  16   . In the example of  FIG.  16   , member  30  includes portion  30 G which fills gap G between housing  12  and display cover layer  20 . The outer surface of portion  30 G in gap G is exposed to the exterior environment surrounding device  10  and may lie flush with the exterior surfaces of display cover layer  20  and housing  12 . The inwardly and upwardly facing surfaces of housing  12  (e.g., a housing sidewall) cooperate with the surfaces of ring  36  to serve as mold surfaces for the ring-shaped channel used in forming member  30 . Because member  30  is formed by molding polymer in place against housing  12 , adhesive need not be used in attaching member  30  to housing  12 . The polymer for forming member  30  may be injected from the inside or outside of housing  12 . If desired, interlocking engagement structures (e.g., inwardly facing bulbous protrusions on housing  12 ) may be used to help hold housing  12  to member  30 . 
     If desired, molded polymer may be used to facilitate mounting of housing structures and electrical component in device  10 . For example, polymer may be molded on internal device surfaces such as inwardly facing housing wall surfaces, portions of display panel  14 , portions of display cover layer  20 , etc. Consider, as an example, display  14  of  FIG.  17   . In the example of  FIG.  17   , display panel  14 P has one or more peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. The edges of display panel  14 P on the left and right edges of device  10  may, as an example, be bent downward out of the plane of the main portion of display panel  14 P. This may help minimize the visibility of inactive display borders in device  10 . 
     Due to the bent edge portions of display panel  14 P of  FIG.  17   , the inwardly facing surface (e.g., the lower surface) of display panel  14 P has exposed curved surfaces. In the example of  FIG.  17   , the curved inner surface areas of display panel  14 P are located near the periphery of display  14 . In general, any suitable portion of display panel  14 P may have a curved cross-sectional profile. 
     It can be challenging to mount printed circuits and other components on a curved surface such as the inner surface of the bent portions of display panel  14 P. Accordingly, molded polymer may be used to form member  30  on the curved inner surface of display panel  14 P. Member  30  may be molded against display panel  14 P or may be shaped separately (e.g., in a mold) and attached to display panel  14 P with a layer of adhesive (as examples). 
     As shown in  FIG.  17   , member  30  may have a curved outer surface with a curved cross-sectional profile that matches the curved cross-sectional profile of display panel  14 P (which, in turn, has a shape that matches the curved inner surface of display cover layer  20 ). The shape of member  30  may be configured to form one or more planar surfaces or other surfaces that serve as mounting surfaces for internal components and/or that otherwise facilitate assembly of housing structures and circuitry into the interior of device  10 . 
     For example, member  30  may serve as a planarization structure that transforms the curved inner surface of display panel  14 P into one or more planar surfaces (e.g., planar vertical surfaces, planar horizontal surfaces, etc.). In the arrangement of  FIG.  17   , member  30  serves as a planarization layer for display panel  14 P and has a staircase shape (e.g., member  30  forms a staircase-shaped planarization layer with steps having horizontally extending planar step surfaces  60  and corresponding vertically extending planar surfaces between successive step surfaces  60 ). There may be any suitable number of planar step surfaces such as surfaces  60  on member  30  (e.g., a single surface  60 , two surfaces  60 , three or more surfaces  60 , etc.). Configurations in which a staircase shape is used for member  30  may help ensure that excessive interior volume in device  10  is not consumed by member  30  (e.g., the internal device volume consumed by member  30  can be maintained relatively small by forming steps in member  30  that follow the curved contour of display panel  14 P). Other planarization structures may be formed from members such as member  30  on the inner surface of display panel  14 P, if desired. 
     A planarization structure for display  14  may be formed as a single ring-shaped member that extends around the periphery of display  14  under bent edge portions of the periphery of panel  14 P, may be formed from multiple separate polymer members (e.g., a first strip-shaped polymer member that runs along the left edges of display  14  and a second strip-shaped polymer member that runs along the right edge of display  14 ), and/or may have other configurations with one or more separate sections. 
     As shown in  FIG.  17   , planar surfaces  60  may serve as supporting surfaces for components in the interior of device  10  such as printed circuit  62  and illustrative components  18 . Components  18  may include integrated circuits, sensors, control circuitry, discrete components, haptic devices, light-emitting devices, batteries, and/or other electrical components. Components such as components  18 , printed circuits, brackets and other support structures, and/or other structures may be attached to surfaces  60  by fasteners (e.g., screws and other threaded fasteners, etc.), by adhesive, and/or using other attachment structures. As an example, printed circuit  62  may be attached to one of surfaces  60  by a layer of adhesive, components  18  may be attached to one of surfaces  60  (with or without printed circuit  62 ) using fasteners that are received within threaded openings in surfaces  60 , and/or other attachment mechanisms, etc. 
     If desired, molded polymer may be used in forming optically clear structures (e.g., lens members) through which images from displays or other light associated with the operation of components in device  10  passes. Consider, as examples, the arrangements of  FIGS.  18  and  19   . In these examples, polymer has been molded into a shape that allows member  30  to serve as a lens member interposed between display panel  14 P and display cover layer  30 . The polymer may be molded onto the inner surface of layer  20  and/or the outer surface of display panel  14 P directly, or one or more of the surfaces of member  30  may be molded into a desired shape in a mold and subsequently attached to the inner surface of layer  20  and/or the outer surface of display panel  14 P using adhesive. 
     Polymer member  30  of  FIGS.  18  and  19    may be formed from an optically clear polymer. Display cover layer  20  may be formed from polymer, crystalline material such as sapphire, ceramic, glass, other materials, and/or combinations of these materials. In an illustrative configuration, display cover layer  20  of  FIGS.  18  and  19    is formed from a rigid material such as glass. Other materials may be used for display cover layer  20 , if desired. 
     The surfaces of display cover layer  20  may include curved surfaces of compound curvature (sometimes referred to as surfaces with Gaussian curvature) or curved surfaces with non-Gaussian curvature (sometimes referred to as developable surfaces). If desired, one or more portions of the surfaces of display cover layer  20  may be planar. In the example of  FIG.  18   , display cover layer  20  has inner and outer surfaces with curved cross-sectional profiles. Member  30  has an outer surface that has the same shape as the mating inner surface of display cover layer  20 . The outer surface of member  30  and the opposing inner surface of display cover layer  20  in this example both have curved cross-sectional profiles (e.g., surface shapes with compound curvature or non-Gaussian curvature). 
     The lower (inwardly facing) surface of polymer member  30  in the  FIG.  18    example is planar. In this type of example, display panel  14 P may be mostly or entirely planar in one or both of its dimensions (e.g., from top-to-bottom and/or left-to-right). For example, display panel  14 P may have a planar outwardly facing surface that is attached to the opposing planar inwardly facing surface of member  30  by a layer of adhesive. Adhesive may also be used in attaching the outer surface of member  30  to display cover layer  20 . 
     The clear polymer material used for forming polymer member  30  of  FIG.  18    and the surface shapes (e.g., the planar inner surface and curved outer surface) of polymer member  30  of  FIG.  18    allow polymer member  30  to serve as a lens that bends the rays of light emitted from the pixels of display  14 P. The shape of member  30  (e.g., the thickness of member  30  and the curvature of the outer surface of member  30 ) can be configured to spread the image produced by display panel  14 P laterally and/or to otherwise adjust the appearance of the image displayed on display panel  14 P. The presence of member  30  may also help provide structural strength and/or to help a planar display structure (e.g., a planar array of pixels) interface with a dome-shaped display cover layer or a display cover layer with another curved output surface. If desired, the images displayed on display panel  14 P of  FIG.  18    may be digitally predistorted to compensate for any optical distortion imposed on the images by the lens formed from polymer member  30 . 
     In the example of  FIG.  18   , the active area of display panel  14 P (e.g., the portion of display panel  14 P with pixels that display images) is planar (and optionally the inactive area of display panel  14 P that does not contain pixels is planar). In the example of  FIG.  19   , display panel  14 P has curved edges. These curved edges may include curved edge portions of the active area of display panel  14 P (and, if desired, curved edge portions of the inactive area of display panel  14 P). As shown in  FIG.  19    for example, display panel  14 P may have curved cross-sectional profiles associated with bent left and right edges (curved regions  64 ). In central region  66 , display panel  14 P may have planar inner and outer surfaces or some or all of display panel  14  in region  66  may have curved inner and outer surfaces. 
     Polymer member  30  of  FIG.  19    may be formed from a clear polymer that allows member  30  to serve as a lens element covering display panel  14 P. The portions of member  30  that overlap curved edge regions  64  of display panel  14 P may have curved inner surfaces that match the corresponding curved outer surfaces of display panel  14 P. In central region  66 , the inner surface of member  30  may be planar or may be curved. The thickness of member  30  may be larger over curved regions  64  than over central region  66  (as an example) to help accommodate the downward curvature of panel  14 P in regions  64 . 
     The outer surface of member  30  of  FIG.  19    has a curvature that matches the curvature of the mating inner surface of display cover layer  20 . Cover layer  20  may be planar, may be planar with bent edges, may have a dome shape, may have other shapes with compound curvature (e.g., a planer shape with a peripheral edge of compound curvature, a planar shape with edges of non-Gaussian curvature and corners of compound curvature, etc.). Because the inner and outer surfaces of member  30  may have different shapes, the inner surface of member  30  may be shaped to accommodate downwardly bend edges of display panel  14 P in regions  64 , whereas the outer surface of member  30  may be configured to match with the surface profile of display cover layer  20 . This allows display cover layer  20  to have a desired shape (e.g., a shallow curved shape or other curved shape that is different than the curved shape of panel  14 P in regions  64 ). 
     The thickness of member  30  may be at least 0.5 mm, at least 1 mm, at least 2 mm, at least 4 mm, less than 1 cm, less than 5 mm, or other suitable thickness. The thickness of display cover layer  20  may be at least 0.2 mm, at least 0.5 mm, at least 1 mm, less than 3 mm, less than 2 mm, etc. Display panel  14 P may be a bendable display such as a flexible organic light-emitting diode display or a display having an array of light-emitting diodes with crystalline semiconductor dies mounted on a flexible display panel substrate. 
     Arrangements of the type shown in  FIGS.  17 ,  18 , and  19    may have display panels  14 P with bent edges and, if desired, bent display panel edges embedded in polymer members, as described in connection with  FIGS.  2 - 16    and/or may have display panels without bent edges. 
     Device  10  may sometimes be subjected to unexpected drop events or other situations where excessive force is applied to housing  12 . Consider, as an example, device  10  of  FIG.  20   . As shown in  FIG.  20   , device  10  may be dropped on one of its edges, which may give rise to an excessive force F against housing  12 . This excessive force may cause housing  12  to deform inwardly and may therefore cause the inner surface of housing  12  to move towards the opposing edge surface of member  30 . 
     The molded polymer of member  30  may contain embedded structures such as display panel  14 P and/or other circuitry. Member  30  may be molded to the underside of layer  20  (e.g., in a ring running along the periphery of layer  20 ). In some embodiments, a ring-shaped layer of opaque material (e.g., a layer of ink) may be formed around the periphery of the active area AA of display  14  to help hide display driver circuitry and other structure along the border of the display from view. This layer of opaque material may be formed between the underside of the peripheral portion of layer  20  and opposing portions of panel  14 P. A layer of adhesive such as pressure sensitive adhesive layer  94  may be used to attach housing  12  to member  30 . 
     Because the inner surface of housing  12  deforms inwardly in response to an excessive force F on housing  12 , there is a risk that the inner surface of housing  12  may contact member  30 . Member  30  and/or housing  12  can therefore be configured to prevent excessive force from being transferred between housing  12  and member  30 , even in situations in which housing  12  is deformed inwardly during a drop event. By limiting or eliminating contact between housing  12  and member  30 , damage to member  30  can be prevented in the event that device  10  is dropped or otherwise subjected to excessive force. For example, cracks in member  30  can be prevented and potential damage to adjacent structures can also be prevented (e.g., crack formation in the ring-shaped ink layer between member  30  and layer  20  can be prevented, etc.). 
     In an illustrative configuration, member  30  is configured so that the edge of member  30  that is facing housing  12  is separated from the opposing inner surface of housing  12  by a gap such as gap  92 . Gap  92  may be an air-filled gap or may be filled with a viscous fluid (e.g., oil) or a soft elastomeric material (e.g., silicone or thermoplastic polyurethane). Gap  92  may be relatively small near the interface between member  30  and layer  20 . For example, housing  12  and member  30  may be separated by a gap of width G 1  at the upper surface of member  30 , where the value of G 1  is 50 microns, at least 25 microns, less than 100 microns, etc. 
     If housing  12  were to contact member  30  near the opposing lower surface of member  30 , a lever arm configuration would be created that could potentially exacerbate the impact of housing  12  on member  30  (resulting in possible delamination or cracking). To help prevent contact between housing  12  and the edge surface of member  30  at the lower surface of member  30  (where the edge surface of member  30  meets the lower surface), gap  92  may be selectively enlarged near the lower surface of member  30 , thereby creating an uneven width for gap  92 . Gap  92  may, for example be enlarged to exhibit a width G 2  that is greater than G 1 . The value of G 2  may be, for example, 150 microns, at least 75 microns, less than 300 microns, or other suitable size. 
     As shown in  FIG.  20   , one illustrative arrangement for forming enlarged gap width G 2  involves forming a recess in the edge surface using a chamfer along the lower peripheral edge of member  30  (see, e.g., recessed surface  80 ). In addition to forming this recess in member  30  and/or instead of forming a recess in member  30 , housing  12  may be provided with a corresponding recessed portion such as illustrative recess  88 . The presence of a recess such as recess  88  creates an uneven width for gap  92 . Gap  92  may also have other configurations, if desired. As an example, member  30  may have a slanted edge surface such as angled surface  82  that creates an angled recess in the edge surface of member  30  and therefore a gap width for gap  92  that progressively widens with increasing distance away from the inner surface of layer  20  (e.g., a gap with a tapered shape), may have a top chamfer (see, e.g., recess  84 ), and/or may be recessed along the entire surface of the edge of member  30  (see, e.g., illustrative recess  86  of  FIG.  20   ). Different shapes and/or sizes may be used for the recesses in the edge surface of member  30  (and/or the recesses in the opposing housing surface) at different portions along the periphery of device  10 . As an example, in the vicinity of the bent tail of display panel  14 P, member  30  may have a chamfer forming recessed surface  80 . This shape may help prevent contact between the housing and member  30  during a drop event while avoiding excessive removal of material from the edge of member  30  laterally adjacent to panel  14 P. In portions of device  10  located away from the tail of display panel  14 P, the recess in member  30  may have a shape such as the tapered shape of recessed surface  82 . Transitions between different recess profiles and/or between different portions of recess profiles (e.g., different straight portions of a recess profile) may be smoothed by providing these areas with non-zero radii of curvature, thereby further helping to prevent stress and crack formation. 
     The coefficient of thermal expansion of the molded polymer material used for member  30  and the glass or other material used for layer  20  may differ. To help prevent shear stress between the top surface of member  30  and the opposing inner surface of layer  20  to which member  30  is attached (e.g., during temperature fluctuations), a peripheral ring-shaped layer such as ring-shaped layer  90  may be interposed between member  30  and layer  20 . Ring-shaped layer  90  may be formed from a softer material than the molded polymer of member  30 . For example, layer  90  may be formed from a polymer with a lower elastic modulus than the material of member  30  (e.g., layer  90  may be an elastomeric polymer ring). As a result, when member  30  shifts laterally with respect to layer  20  (e.g., due to a change in temperature), layer  90  will stretch to accommodate relative movement between the upper surface of member  30  and the opposing lower surface of layer  20 . In addition to or instead of forming layer  90  from a material that stretches to accommodate lateral shifts of layer  20  and member  30  relative to each other, layer  90  may be formed from a material (e.g., polymer) that breaks free of member  30  and/or layer  20  under excessive stress (e.g., layer  90  may serve as a sacrificial layer that helps hold member  30  to layer  20  until exposed to an excessive amount of force). 
     As described above, one aspect of the present technology is the gathering and use of information such as sensor information. The present disclosure contemplates that in some instances, data may be gathered that includes personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to contact or locate a specific person. Such personal information data can include demographic data, location-based data, telephone numbers, email addresses, twitter ID&#39;s, home addresses, data or records relating to a user&#39;s health or level of fitness (e.g., vital signs measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, username, password, biometric information, or any other identifying or personal information. 
     The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information, in the present technology, can be used to the benefit of users. For example, the personal information data can be used to deliver targeted content that is of greater interest to the user. Accordingly, use of such personal information data enables users to calculated control of the delivered content. Further, other uses for personal information data that benefit the user are also contemplated by the present disclosure. For instance, health and fitness data may be used to provide insights into a user&#39;s general wellness, or may be used as positive feedback to individuals using technology to pursue wellness goals. 
     The present disclosure contemplates that the entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure, transfer, storage, or other use of such personal information data will comply with well-established privacy policies and/or privacy practices. In particular, such entities should implement and consistently use privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining personal information data private and secure. Such policies should be easily accessible by users, and should be updated as the collection and/or use of data changes. Personal information from users should be collected for legitimate and reasonable uses of the entity and not shared or sold outside of those legitimate uses. Further, such collection/sharing should occur after receiving the informed consent of the users. Additionally, such entities should consider taking any needed steps for safeguarding and securing access to such personal information data and ensuring that others with access to the personal information data adhere to their privacy policies and procedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to evaluation by third parties to certify their adherence to widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adapted for the particular types of personal information data being collected and/or accessed and adapted to applicable laws and standards, including jurisdiction-specific considerations. For instance, in the United States, collection of or access to certain health data may be governed by federal and/or state laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), whereas health data in other countries may be subject to other regulations and policies and should be handled accordingly. Hence different privacy practices should be maintained for different personal data types in each country. 
     Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates embodiments in which users selectively block the use of, or access to, personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates that hardware and/or software elements can be provided to prevent or block access to such personal information data. For example, the present technology can be configured to allow users to select to “opt in” or “opt out” of participation in the collection of personal information data during registration for services or anytime thereafter. In another example, users can select not to provide certain types of user data. In yet another example, users can select to limit the length of time user-specific data is maintained. In addition to providing “opt in” and “opt out” options, the present disclosure contemplates providing notifications relating to the access or use of personal information. For instance, a user may be notified upon downloading an application (“app”) that their personal information data will be accessed and then reminded again just before personal information data is accessed by the app. 
     Moreover, it is the intent of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and handled in a way to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risk can be minimized by limiting the collection of data and deleting data once it is no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including in certain health related applications, data de-identification can be used to protect a user&#39;s privacy. De-identification may be facilitated, when appropriate, by removing specific identifiers (e.g., date of birth, etc.), controlling the amount or specificity of data stored (e.g., collecting location data at a city level rather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g., aggregating data across users), and/or other methods. 
     Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers use of information that may include personal information data to implement one or more various disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that the various embodiments can also be implemented without the need for accessing personal information data. That is, the various embodiments of the present technology are not rendered inoperable due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal information data. 
     The foregoing is merely illustrative and various modifications can be made to the described embodiments. The foregoing embodiments may be implemented individually or in any combination.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20210607
Publication Date: 20240903
Grant Date: 20240903
Priority Date: 20200625
Inventors: BARRETT, DANIEL J.
BASS, DAKOTA A.
PANDYA, SAMEER
TSUEI, SHANG L
PORTER, Elizabeth C.
DE JONG, ERIK G.
XU, JINGJING
POK, Jacquelynn M.
PILLAI, Kiran S.
LIU, XUAN
BRINKMAN, ADAM J.
CHOINIERE, PAUL
JARVIS, DANIEL W.
LIU, JIA
Assignee: APPLE INC
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