On Thursday, the U.S. Patent Office published three new HMD related patent applications. The main one covers an accessory for videographers that will allows them to add an extra camera and audio system in an accessory that fits over Vision Pro that is designed to provide stabilization features and enhanced movement during capture. Two other patents cover Vision Pro using head movements to scroll content and another for a cushion for the display.  

Head-mountable devices, such as head-mountable displays, headsets, visors, smartglasses, head-up display, etc., can perform a range of functions that are managed by the components (e.g., sensors, circuitry, and other hardware) included with the wearable device.

A head-mountable device can be used to capture, create, and edit media, for example, by capturing images, recording audio, and the like. Such capturing and recording operations can be performed while the head-mountable device is worn by a user. This can allow the user to determine the field of view for capture by moving naturally while wearing the head-mountable device. Where such capturing and recording operations generate media, the media can be reviewed in a playback operation. This can be done on the same or a different electronic device. Accordingly, the captured and recorded images and/or audio can be experienced by others at a later time.

Where capture is performed while a head-mountable device is worn by a user, the movements of the user can determine the field of view captured by the head-mountable device. It can be desirable to provide mechanisms to support, guide, and/or enhance movement of the user and the head-mountable device during capture so that the recorded media has the desired features upon playback.

Systems and devices of the present patent can include stabilization features that support the head-mountable device to both facilitate and enhance movement during capture. The systems can include a case that engages the head-mountable device and provides a view to an external environment. The support provided by the system can provide the user wearing the head-mountable device with a wide range of movement (e.g., pan and tilt) while also guiding movement within the range.

For full details, review Apple's patent application 20250076667.

Apple Inventors

• Justin Robert Lees: Videographer, Producer - Vision Pro, Spatial Computing
• Bryan Aguirre: Managing Content Producer, Vision Pro, Spatial Computing
• Brian Gormley: Prototyper,
• Amy Kawabata: Motion Graphics

Other Noteworthy HMD Patents this Week

• 20250076558: Waveguide Display With Air Cushion
• 20250077066: Systems & Methods for Scrolling an HMD UI Element