According to recently exposed patent content, Apple also submitted an application for an iPhone-based head-mounted virtual display device in 2008. This is roughly similar to the designs currently proposed by Google, Samsung, and LG. All of them use the mobile phone screen as the main display source, and cooperate with the mobile phone's sensor elements to correspond to the virtual reality screen display angle and direction. In addition, it can also be linked through an external controller.
According toUS Patent and Trademark Office Published DocumentsApple filed a patent application for a head-mounted virtual reality display device using an iPhone as a display on September 2008, 9, but the patent wasn't approved until February 30, US time. The underlying technology is similar to Google's Cardboard and Samsung's Gear VR applications, using a phone's screen to display left and right images. The phone's built-in sensors control the angle and orientation of the virtual reality display, and control the display via an external controller.
However, Apple has not specifically mentioned whether it will launch such application products, but it does not rule out the possibility of launching them at an appropriate time in the future. Given Apple's current interest in various developments, there is a high possibility that it will suddenly come up with a new category of products.
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