Apple patents gesture, expression tracking for mixed reality headset
It looks like Apple’s work on AR glasses (“Apple Glasses”) continues: Janko Roettgers for Variety: Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset could include a number of sensors to track the eyes, gestures...
View ArticleApple’s MacBook Face ID could be even better than the iPhone’s
Don Reisinger, LAPTOP Magazine: Apple’s Face ID has been a popular biometric security feature for the iPhone. But now there’s reason to believe it could be a winner on the Mac. The U.S. Patent and...
View ArticleApple patent reveals plans to make MacBooks perform faster than ever
A newly-revealed Apple patent application shows how Apple is working to make future MacBooks perform even better for users. Julio Cachila for International Business Times: Apple is looking for ways to...
View ArticleApple was granted over 2,000 patents last year
The IFI CLAIMS Patent Services rankings show Apple at No.9 in the Top 50 US Patent Assignees in 2018. Apple registered a slight 3% loss in total patents counted versus 2017 while the tech company with...
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Apple patent reveals vehicle imaging system for object detection
Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,397,497) for a “solar invariant imaging system for object detection” in a vehicle. Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: In the patent data, the tech giant...
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Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Customers have even more Apple Watch band options this summer with fresh Sport Band and Sport Loop colors, including Canary Yellow. Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch...
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Apple patent reveals new keyboard mechanisms to make thinner MacBooks
“Future MacBooks could be made even thinner by using a slimmer keyboard, by switching out the butterfly mechanism for one where the keys are positioned much closer to the circuit board, reducing the...
View ArticleFuture Apple Memoji could be created automatically from users’ photos
An iPhone or iPad may automatically generate Memoji for users by analyzing a photograph of the user’s face to determine the closest combination of facial features to produce a digital avatar with a...
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Apple patent filing reveals voice- and touch-based vehicle user interface
Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: Apple has filed for a patent (number 20190339094) for a “voice and touch user interface” for an automobile. In the patent filing, Apple says that many autos...
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Apple granted patent for a vehicle floor
Apple patent illustration for vehicle floor Apple has been granted a patent (10,479,413) for a vehicle floor. Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: In the patent info, the tech giant says “it would be...
View ArticleApple granted U.S. patent for a next-gen Magic Mouse: Magic Mouse Pro?
Jack Purcher for Patently Apple: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of X newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover Apple’s invention...
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Apple wins patent for in-display Touch ID system already in use in 16-inch...
The all-new MacBook Pro features a 16-inch Retina display, blazing fast performance, a new Magic Keyboard and six-speaker sound system. Apple continues to work on both Touch ID and Face ID biometric...
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Apple patent application reveals self-tightening Apple Watch band with health...
Apple Watch Series 5 features the Always-On Retina display Apple has filed for another U.S. patent for a self-tightening Apple Watch band that could also include health sensors. Dennis Sellers for...
View ArticleNewly-revealed patents offer glimpse of Apple’s 2020 vision
Jonny Evans for Computerworld: Apple patents granted in the final moments of 2019 shine a little light into its plans for the next decade. Apple won 31 patents on Dec. 31, 2019. Three are of particular...
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Zens Liberty charger looks close to what Apple wanted AirPower to be
On September 12, 2017, the AirPower mat was billed by Apple as being able to charge iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods simultaneously. The Zens Liberty charger reminds us that back in September 2017, at...
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Apple patent app reveals radical iMac made of single sheet of glass
Apple patent application illustration (source: USPTO) A newly-published Apple patent application reveals that the company is considering a radical redesign of the company’s iconic all-in-one desktop so...
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Strategy Analytics: Foldable smartphone shipments to hit 100 million by 2025
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global foldable smartphone shipments will grow from under 1 million units in 2019 to 100 million by 2025. Samsung, Huawei and others lead the...
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Apple patent app reveals ‘autonomous navigation system’ for vehicles
Apple has filed for a U.S. patent (number 20200049515) for an “autonomous navigation system.” Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: Apple thinks it has a better solution. Here’s the summary of the...
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Latest batch of foldable phones exhibit poor durability
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip A handful of companies, best know for copying Apple’e iPhone, are trying to differentiate themselves with so-called foldable phones. Companies including Motorola and Samsung have...
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Apple prepping a shape-shifting Magic Mouse?
Apple’s Magic Mouse of the future may have shape-shifting capabilities by actually changing its physical shape in order to make itself more comfortable to each user’s hand. Malcolm Owen for...
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Apple patent application reveals Macs with Face ID
Based on an Apple patent revealed by the US Patent and Trademark Office, it looks like Apple intends to finally bring Face ID biometric authentication to Macs. William Gallagher for AppleInsider:...
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Apple patent reveals Apple Watch shark detection
A newly-granted Apple patent (number 10,617,358) shows an Apple Watch that’s even more valuable to surfers by including shark detection. Apple patent application illustration Dennis Sellers for Apple...
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Apple granted a U.S. patent for an ‘Apple Glove’
Apple is working on tech that would allow Macs and iPads to be controlled by an “Apple Glove.” The company has been granted a patent (number 10,642,356) for a “wearable interactive user interface” that...
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Apple granted 64 patents, including vehicle charging system, braking system,...
Apple today was granted 64 patents, including four patents related to vehicles, indicating that the pace of Apple’s intellectual property on their Project Titan vehicle/vehicular systems is non-stop,...
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Apple granted U.S. patent for dual 5G/LTE connectivity
With all four expected models of the upcoming “iPhone 12” and next-generation iPad Pro models expected to offer 5G connectivity, Apple has been granted a U.S. patent for 5G/LTE dual connectivity....
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Apple Glasses could offer ‘predictive, foveated VR’
Apple has been granted yet another U.S. patent (number 10,739,599) for what we commonly call “Apple Glasses,” the company’s expected augmented reality/mixed reality head-mounted display. This one is...
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Apple silicon-powered MacBook likely the first Mac to get Face ID
A new patent filing (number 20200285314) hints that Face ID may be finally coming to the Mac. In the patent application, Apple says there are instances where user interaction with the computing devices...
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Apple granted two more patents for ‘Apple Glasses’
Apple has been granted two patents for its rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality / virtual reality / mixed reality head-mounted display. “Apple Glasses” concept designed by Martin Hajek for...
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Apple patent application reveals self-healing display for foldable iPhone
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application (20200313111) from Apple that relates to a foldable device, like an iPhone or iPad, that includes a display with a layer...
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Apple smartglasses could give users ‘night vision’
With a combination of radar and LiDAR, Apple smartglasses could provide users with “night vision” when light levels are too low for the human eye. “Apple Glasses” concept designed by Martin Hajek for...
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Forget 5G. Apple is really betting on this technology with iPhone 12
Apple hasn’t yet introduced an augmented reality device or even promised one, but the company recently took steps to build the most advanced AR ecosystem in the world. iPhone 12 Pro Max features the...
View ArticleNew Apple patent reveals work on Apple Watch blood pressure measurement
Apple has been granted a patent with the goal of making the Apple Watch an effective blood pressure measuring tool… The post New Apple patent reveals work on Apple Watch blood pressure measurement...
View ArticleApple granted new AirPods Max patent for glass earcups
Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to AirPods Max described as having glass earcups … The post Apple granted new AirPods Max patent for glass...
View ArticleApple patent reveals ‘Apple Car’ airbag system
Apple has filed a patent application (number 10,919,482) for an "airbag-based occupant safety system," ostensibly for an "Apple Car." The post Apple patent reveals ‘Apple Car’ airbag system appeared...
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Apple granted U.S. patent for an ‘Apple Car’ suspension system
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent (number 11,046,143) for a “fully-actuated suspension system.” Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: Here’s the summary of the...
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Apple Car: Apple granted U.S. patent for ‘Active Suspension System’
Apple has been granted a U.S. patent (number 11,065,931) for an “active suspension system” for a vehicle, which we commonly refer to as “Apple Car.” Dennis Sellers for Apple World Today: Here’s the...
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Apple granted U.S. patent for in-display Face ID and Touch ID
With iPhone 14, Apple may be planning on removing the inelegant kludge (notch) as early as next year, with in-display Face ID and/or Touch ID. A new U.S. patent granted today, “Electronic device...
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Apple granted U.S. patent for enhanced under-display Touch ID method
On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that reveals their work on yet another method of implementing Touch ID under the display of future iPhones, Macs, TV...
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Apple preps next-gen Apple Pencil 3
Two newly revealed patents, spotted by Patently Apple, suggest that any new Apple Pencil (the next one would be the third iteration) is in the works. Apple’s 2nd generation Apple Pencil David Phelan...
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Apple patent reveals new AirPods Max Smart Case
When Apple introduced their first over-the-ear AirPods Max in December 2020, fans of premium headphones raved, but its “AirPods Max Smart Case” was neither smart nor a case. Jack Purcher for Patently...
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Apple granted U.S. patent for Touch ID on Apple Watch
Apple on Thursday was granted a U.S. patent relating to a future-generation Apple Watch with Touch ID built into the Side button. Apple diagram for Touch ID on Apple Watch (via USPTO) Jack Purcher for...
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Apple Pencil 3 may gain new ‘sliding’ and ‘rolling’ touch gestures and more
Thursday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to next-gen “Apple Pencil 3” features. One such feature is referred to as a “rolling gesture.” A...
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Apple granted five U.S. patents for mixed reality headset
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday officially published a series of five patents newly granted to Apple that cover various attributes likely to be incorporated into a mixed reality...
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Apple patents hint at Apple Watch with camera
Earlier this week, Apple was granted a patent (US-11571048-B1) for an Apple Watch strap release mechanism that could potentially be used with a built-in camera. This is at lest the the third...
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Apple patent reveals revolutionary foldable device
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple a patent for a foldable electronic device with touch sensors on February 14th. Apple patent application illustration (USPTO) Users of the foldable...
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Forget foldable, Apple is exploring rollable displays
Foldable displays can be found in some niche phones currently, but they have issues, including rather noticeable seams where, of course, they’re folded. Perhaps that why Apple is exploring rollable...
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New Apple patent application reveals in-air hand gestures to control Mac,...
Apple has filed a patent application for computer systems that can provide virtual reality and mixed reality experiences on a variety of devices, including iPads, MacBooks, iMacs, and TVs. The patent...
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Who wants Face ID on Macs?
It’s been six years since Apple delivered the revolutionary, secure Face ID with iPhone X in 2017, but it’s never made its way to Macs (despite the pointless, ridiculous, just plain awful, and, now,...
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Intriguing Apple ‘digital stone’ patent for Vision Pro revealed
A new Apple patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office describes an intriguing Apple Vision Pro accessory, a “digital stone.” Apple Vision Pro Joseph Foley for Creative Bloq: A...
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Apple explores ways to block view of shoulder surfers
“Shoulder surfers” – people peering that your device’s display over your shoulder unbidden – are a real problem that leads to hacking, stolen information, and even identity theft. Privacy champion...
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