Biometrics & Health

One Future Health Feature that may be coming to Apple Watch relates to Tracking Hydration Levels of a user

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Apple is working on a new AirPods Health Feature that could assist users detect Heart Pathologies

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Apple won a patent regarding Head Gesturing, a feature introduced with the new AirPods, that will extend to future Biomedical Smartglasses+

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An Apple smart ring patent describes controlling a TV, all-manner of Home Devices & Computers while covering Health Sensors

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Apple has won a Patent for an Acoustic Imaging System as an alternative Fingerprint Technology for Multiple Devices

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Apple invents a Respiratory Monitoring System that works with an iPhone & companion device designed to adhere to a user's Torso

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A Future Apple Watch may include a Respiratory Measurement System using Impedance Sensors

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Apple has won a Patent that relates to a Future version of Vision Pro that works with a Drone and/or a Robotic Avatar

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Last week, Patently Apple posted a report titled "With Project Titan being Cancelled, Apple's Crystal Ball Points to developing Home Robotics." The report noted that "The robotics work is happening within Apple’s hardware engineering division and its AI and machine-learning group, which is run by John Giannandrea. Matt Costello and Brian Lynch — two executives focused on home products — have overseen the hardware development." While this seems like an odd project for Apple to pursue, a newly granted patent today points to a part of such a project. Apple notes at one point in their patent that the invention relates to "a drone or robotic avatar"  that appears to work with a future version of Vision Pro.

Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to health monitoring and, in particular, to systems, methods, and devices for monitoring the health of a user in a computer-generated reality environment. This is a difficult patent to get your head around and so to better understand Apple's granted patents, it's best to simply dive in to the examples that Apple provides.

In Apple's patent FIG. 4A below we see a CGR environment #400 based on a real environment surveyed by a scene camera of a device at a first time. In various implementations, the scene camera is part of a device that is worn by the user and includes a display that displays the first CGR environment. In various implementations, the device includes more than one scene camera. Thus, in various implementations, the user is physically present in the environment. In various implementations, the scene camera is part of remote device (such as a drone or robotic avatar) that transmits images from the scene camera to a local device that is worn by the user and includes a display that displays the CGR environment.

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At the second time, shown patent FIG. 4B above, the CGR environment #400 includes a reminder window #431 indicating that the user has not taken a scheduled dose of medication. Further, at the second time, the CGR environment includes a glow 432 directing the attention of the user to the medicine bottle 416.

Apple's patent FIG. 4E below illustrates the CGR environment #400 of FIG. 4A at a fifth time. At the fifth time, the CGR environment includes an options window #433 including a yes affordance #434 and a no affordance #435. The options window indicates to the user that the user is intoxicated and presents options for calling a rideshare vehicle (via the yes affordance #434) and dismissing the options window #433 (via the no affordance #435).

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Apple's patent FIG. 4F above illustrates the CGR environment #400 of FIG. 4A. This time, the user's hand (#490) is interacting with the no affordance #435 of the options window #433.

Apple's patent FIG. 4H below presents another example wherein the CGR environment #400 is adjusted to be brighter and/or sharper (e.g., the HMD increases the brightness, sharpness, saturation, and/or contrast of the display). In this example the  CGR environment includes a notification window #436 indicating that the CGR environment 400 has been adjusted and including an OK affordance #437.

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Apple's patent FIG. 4i below illustrates the CGR environment includes a navigation window #438 indicating that the HMD is navigating the user to water and a navigation arrow #439 (pointing out the door #418) indicating a direction for the user to follow to obtain water.

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For full details, review granted patent 11961290. If Apple's robotics  project is for real, then we're bound to see more patents surface over time.

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Two AirPods Max Patents reveal the addition of a new processor and sensors designed to Detect Heart Pathologies

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Apple invents a Core Body Temperature Sensor for Apple Watch that could replace the need of a thermometer

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An Apple Watch patent reveals the integration of new 'Perspiration Sensors' that are designed to automatically start when exercising

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Apple aims to advance certain Fitness+ Workouts using advanced Face and Motion Tracking Data Technology

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A new Apple Watch patent describes Biomechanical Triggers for improved responsiveness in grade estimation for Runners & Touch ID

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Apple wins a patent for a possible next-gen Over Ear Headphone Concept that includes advanced health & satellite navigation sensors

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Apple invents an In-Home 'Health Event' Related System that could one day Challenge 'Lifeline' in the U.S. and Canada

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Apple invents a new kind of Face ID system that could unlock companion devices like iPhone while wearing Smart Glasses or Vision Pro

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Apple won Patents for a Virtual Online Store Experience with 'Vision Pro' & a 'Beddit' invention for Menstrual Cycle Tracking

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Apple wins a patent for one of the Blood Pressure Cuff Systems that they're working on to work with iPhone & Apple Watch

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Apple Invents a new Health System for Analyzing Respiratory Function using an iPhone & Position Sensing Device

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Apple has Won a Patent that Improves the Accuracy of Ultrasonic Touch Sensing & Fingerprint Imaging on Buttons

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Apple continues to work on possible future devices with Glass Housings and an Optical-Fingerprint Detection System

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Apple Invents a next-generation AirPods Sensor System that could measure Biosignals and Electrical Activity of a user's Brain

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Apple Invents a Health Related Apple Watch Patch System that would directly Challenge the Polar Heart Rate Sensor System

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Apple wins patent for new Touch ID methods for a future iPhone that includes a mechanical slider button or a virtual on-display button

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Apple wins a Patent for Biometric Sensors under the Display while providing Exposure Truncation For Image Sensors

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Beyond AirTags for tracking 'things', Apple has invented future 'Wearable Tags' worn on clothing for tracking Health, Fitness & more

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Apple wins a patent for an Optical-Fingerprint Detection System for iPhone that introduces a Temperature Compensation Method

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Apple to advance "Fall Detection" by introducing a new Fall Risk Assessment testing process users could take on Mobile Devices

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For Sports Fans and Developers, Apple has filed a patent for Posture and Motion Monitoring using Mobile Devices

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A new Apple Patent describes Radar-Based Biometric Signal Extraction for a possible future Apple Watch health feature

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An Apple patent reveals a new approach to implementing Face, Touch and Iris ID sensors under future device displays & more

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Apple Invents a way to accurately Measure a user's Body Volume/Shape for future Health and Fashion Retail Apps

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Apple wins a Touch ID Under Display patent focused on an optical imaging system that operates in the 'Shortwave Infrared' Band

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Key Engineers working on health features for Apple Watch are behind new health technology for a future 'Beddit' Sleep Monitoring System

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Apple Patent reveals their work on new Health & Specialty Sensors for Apple Watch & Band, Smartglasses, AirPods, iDevices and more

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A new Smart Fabric patent from Apple reveals how Health Sensors could be integrated into a future Apple Watch band & more

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Apple Invents Methods to Improve the User Experience for Always-On and even Temporarily Donned Blood Pressure Measurement Devices

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Apple Invents a new Ambulatory Blood Pressure Cuff able to deliver more accurate readings than can be obtained at a Healthcare Office

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