according toPatently Apple websiteAccording to reports, Apple recently obtained approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent that was submitted in 2007. Both the text description contained in the patent and the accompanying schematic diagram are almost similar to the Vision Pro announced during WWDC 2023 this year, which seems to mean that Apple has been conceiving the possibility of virtual vision applications a long time ago.
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In the patent document description, Apple mentioned that it can use optical and digital components to allow users to feel like they are actually in a theater, and through sensing devices to recognize the user's movements, the seen image can be dynamically adjusted. At the same time, the patent document description also includes the concept of using virtual viewing of games, and even includes audio technology that can interpret spatial sense, which is almost the same as current virtual visual devices and the spatial audio experience emphasized by Apple.
Although it is not certain why the US Patent and Trademark Office only recently approved Apple's patent application, it shows that Apple's imagination of future computing applications may go further than expected.
Apple recently acquiredAnother patent, is to add a color sensor under the Apple Watch screen to identify the color changes of the surrounding environment, so that the screen color on the Apple Watch can be dynamically adjusted, and even different color straps can be matched to allow the Apple Watch to automatically change the surface display color, and even automatically change color when the user wears different colored clothes.
Similar technology applications have actually appeared in specific products from Google and Samsung. Apple has now obtained this design patent, obviously hoping to add more customization options to the Apple Watch to suit more personal styles. However, it is not certain whether Apple will actually use this design patent in the next Apple Watch or whether it will only be protected as a design patent.
