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According to foreign media macrumors, a recently disclosed patent on Apple's AR headset shows that Apple is studying how to manipulate virtual controls in the real world. In the future, the wearer of Apple's AR headset can display any surface as a touch screen and you can perform some basic operations on it.
Actually, this patent was filed as early as 2016 but was not exposed until this week. Apple believes that this method of overlaying real-world objects to present controls is necessary.
However, the current trend is that AR displays are getting smaller, or they are getting closer to the user's eye retina. For example, this is the case on head-mounted displays, which makes using touch screens difficult or even impossible.
In the patent, Apple solves a problem of how people wearing Apple AR headsets interact with the virtual/reality hybrid environment they see. When using an iPhone or iPad as an AR viewfinder, users usually tap the screen to interact with objects displayed on the screen. But when wearing an AR headset, the same task can be troublesome. Previous attempts to directly interact with the AR environment required additional hardware, such as gloves or finger sensors. At the same time, attempts to visually detect finger contact with the surface are not accurate enough.
Apple’s idea is to detect when a user touches real-world objects by using infrared thermal sensors. This method allows Apple glasses to visually project controls onto real-world objects, and when the user touches these objects, pass Respond to heat conduction when touching an object.
In fact, it’s no secret that Apple is developing AR headsets. Originally, this product was expected to be released in 2020, but due to some other reasons, Apple’s AR headsets are likely to be released in 2021 or even 2022. As with all patent applications, it is not certain that Apple will incorporate this technology into their future products.
Actually, this patent was filed as early as 2016 but was not exposed until this week. Apple believes that this method of overlaying real-world objects to present controls is necessary.
However, the current trend is that AR displays are getting smaller, or they are getting closer to the user's eye retina. For example, this is the case on head-mounted displays, which makes using touch screens difficult or even impossible.
In the patent, Apple solves a problem of how people wearing Apple AR headsets interact with the virtual/reality hybrid environment they see. When using an iPhone or iPad as an AR viewfinder, users usually tap the screen to interact with objects displayed on the screen. But when wearing an AR headset, the same task can be troublesome. Previous attempts to directly interact with the AR environment required additional hardware, such as gloves or finger sensors. At the same time, attempts to visually detect finger contact with the surface are not accurate enough.
Apple’s idea is to detect when a user touches real-world objects by using infrared thermal sensors. This method allows Apple glasses to visually project controls onto real-world objects, and when the user touches these objects, pass Respond to heat conduction when touching an object.
In fact, it’s no secret that Apple is developing AR headsets. Originally, this product was expected to be released in 2020, but due to some other reasons, Apple’s AR headsets are likely to be released in 2021 or even 2022. As with all patent applications, it is not certain that Apple will incorporate this technology into their future products.
