Augmented, Virtual & Extended Reality
Apple invents Virtual Stores for Vision Pro that will allow users to run product demos, check out new product features and more
Apple invents Finger Devices with Haptics to assist users feel 3D objects & provide realistic touch when working with virtual keyboards+
Apple wins a patent covering a Smart Ring that uses NFC and is able to act as a Vision Pro Controller with In-Air Gestures
Apple Granted a Patent for Next-Gen Realistic Avatar Generation using Machine Learning-based Blood Flow Tracking
Apple wins a Patent for possible Future online AR Guided Consumer presentations with Apple Specialists
Apple wins a patent for a possible future CGR-based App aimed at selling custom-fit Clothing and more
Apple is working on an XR game playing system using FaceTime that will allow multiple users to participate on using various devices
Virtual Paper, viewed in Apple Vision Pro, will one day be able to deliver mixed-reality content & animation to ads, books, magazines & more
Apple was Granted 27 Patents today covering GUI Depth-Based Annotation and more
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Apple Invents Devices, Methods and OS GUIs for Interacting with 3-D Environments in XR Headsets, iDevices & Macs
Apple Reveals Next-Gen Eye and Hand-Tracking to assist users work in 3D Environments on Macs, XR Headset, an iPad & more
Apple invents advanced Machine Learning-Enabled Object Detection Algorithms to allow users to customize Memoji to a higher degree
A new Smart Ring patent from Apple describes it as a controller for an MR Headset that will also allow users to feel object textures and more
Apple invents a Proactive & Reactive assisted Transcription app for FaceTime Calls on Apple Hardware including an MR Headset
Apple Patent describes Smartglasses and an MR Headset using advanced Eye Tracking for use in VR Gaming, Flight Simulator Training+
An Apple patent describes Group FaceTime adding a twist of virtuality to make conversations appear more natural in the future
Apple has Won a Technical VR/AR Patent Relating to Skeletal Deformation of Object Joints
Apple Patent advances Animoji to include a user's Hands and Full Body to better interact with Future XR Headset Environments
Apple Invents an AR App Store assistance system allowing shoppers to measure their wrist before buying an Apple Watch and/or Band
Apple has Won a Patent relating to Virtual Paper that will be used in Augmented and Virtual Reality Environments
Apple Won 2 Mixed Reality Headset Patents yesterday with one that could make Product Images Leap off a Printed Page and be Interactable
Apple Invents a Smart Ring Device with Input Mechanisms in the form of a mini–Touch Pad and/or Scroll Ball
Apple has invented a way for users to enter a Metaverse Scene with a little Visual, Audio and Haptic Razzmatazz
A new Apple Invention covers Hand & Eye Tracking plus technology that could be used in a Motion Capture Studio & Animated Movie Set
An Apple patent covers an AR Headset that could advance Apple TV and TV+ Services, introduce Holographic Projection & more
UPDATE; 8:47 a.m. - A secondary AR patent has been added to the report that offers a unique Sci-Fi dimension to it.
An Apple patent reveals an AR Interface feature for Headsets & Glasses that will allow users to control external devices with in-air gestures
Apple patent reveals the future ability to perform major display expansion operations on a Mac, MacBook or TV when wearing an HMD
Apple has won a major patent relating to real-time Acoustical Ray Tracing that takes Spatial Audio to new dimensions for VR Environments
Apple has invented an advanced HMD Virtual Meetings App for the coming Metaverse
An Apple Patent Surfacing today covers ways of erasing avatars that are behaving unacceptably in your Metaverse Abode
Major UPDATE 11/18/21. Patently Apple is rerunning this report to highlight the contribution made by Avi Bar-Zeev and his full LinkedIn profile as it relates to Apple.
Apple is granted a patent relating to a Spatial 3D Audio Engine that will take VR Gaming to the Next Level
An Apple Patent Reveals what SharePlay AR could bring to a Future Mixed Reality Headset via a Plurality of Diorama-Views
Apple won 88 Patents on Tuesday with one for an AR Ride-Hailing System that assists both drivers & passengers better ID each other
Three Apple Patents published today cover 3D Object Scanning and Running Multiple Apps in a Future Headset
A Patent Application Published Today Appears to cover Apple's 'Object Capture' that was Introduced at WWDC21
Apple wins a Patent relating to Spatial Audio in context with Augmented Reality and a Future HMD
Three ARKit patents come to light regarding systems for generating highly detailed floorplans based on Room Scanning
Apple files for a Patent that describes the use of a 'Point Cloud' for real time applications such as AR/VR, Sports Broadcasting, Vehicles & more
Apple has Won a Patent relating to Future Avatar Body Movements in Real Time
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