Today the U.S. Patent Office published a patent application of Apple's that relates to one of the most revolutionary ideas for Apple Watch to date. Apple proposes a new design with a foldable display that can include duo cameras.  With so much information available on Apple Watch from fitness to health apps, having a dual display would be a smart advancement.

Apple's patent relates to a reinvented Apple Watch design that includes tailored arrangements of components to provide additional or enhanced functionality, without introducing or increasing undesirable device properties or performance. In this way, more functionality and componentry can be included in Apple Watch for users to wear and operate in various conditions or activities.

In particular examples, the patent relates to Apple Watch  that can supplant the need for utilizing other electronic devices (e.g., a smartphone) for at least a period of time.

In one or more examples this new Apple Watch could provide increased screen size and functionality is more similar to an iPhone and allows users the flexibility to substitute the wearable electronic device for a smartphone for extended periods of time or for use in more routine activities typically performed with a smartphone.

For example, this new Apple Watch design could provide intuitive access and enhanced usability of features for convenient video calling, camera usage, web browsing, messaging, and interfacing social media.

In one example, the new Apple Watch design could include a display with an extendable screen size. In particular, the display can be folded to be compact, and the display can be extended when increased screen size is desired.

A user may want the display to be extended when using certain applications, making phone/video calls, playing games, browsing the web, etc.

On the other hand, the user may want the display to be folded for convenience and portability, such as when the user is going about their day-to-day activities, outdoor activities, etc.

In at least one example, in the folded configuration, the new Apple Watch design could have an additional display to provide more simplistic functionalities, such as displaying time, notifications, weather, health information, a media interface, etc. It will be appreciated that the display can be extended in many different ways (e.g., via sliding components, hinged components, pivoting components, etc.). Additionally or alternatively, the display can include a wider or otherwise larger display screen (e.g., for enhanced viewing and device interactions).

In at least one example, the newly designed Apple Watch design could include an exterior camera, which can be used both in the folded configuration and the extended configuration, as well as an interior camera that can be used in the extended configuration. The interior camera can allow the user to use the wearable electronic device for various applications such as video or conference calling.

Apple's patent application that was published today lists Vladimir Krneta, Design Lead at Apple, as the inventor of this concept.