Sensors, Chips & Haptics
Apple Invents a Multi-Sensor Sleep Monitoring System with Camera & Smart Bedding that analyzes a user's Vital Signs
Apple Invention Advances Force Touch through to Hardware providing new Controls for Gaming & Video Playback
Apple Patent envisions new Backside Force Touch Gestures for Added iDevice Functionality
Apple Files Patent for a new Temperature Sensor tied to a new Interactive Battery Indicator
Apple Invents Keyless Keyboards for Macs and iPad Pro with Morphing Interface Options for Gaming, Music & more
Apple Invents 'Acoustic Touch sensing' that allows Apple Pencil or Touch to work on Metal Surfaces
A Secretive Apple Patent Filing discovered in Europe today relates to Plural Haptics Output
Apple invents another Series of Haptic Mice but has yet to bring a single version to Market
Apple Invents a Tactile UI that will deliver all-new Sensory Experiences to Next-Gen Devices and Displays
Apple Continues Work on Future Sports Oriented AirPods with Biometrics & Noise Cancellation Features
A Major Tactile Output Patent Surfaces Covering Trackpads, iDevice Displays and even a Feature for Foldable Devices
Apple invents new 'Shear Force' Sensors Designed to work with Future Devices of any Shape
Apple Advances the Concept of the Apple Watch's Digital Crown Coming to all iDevices eventually
Apple Invents an Energy Harvesting Component to Augment Battery Power for iOS Devices
Some of Apple's Patent Pending Haptic & Taptic Engine Technologies Came to Light this Week
Apple Invention Covers Haptic System for Apple Watch, Sports Bands and Biometric Monitors
An Apple Watch Patent Surfaces Regarding Haptics based on Orientation, Positioning & Environment
Apple Invents an Incredible Stylus with Texture Sensing Capabilities, 3D Image Generation & More
Apple's Force Touch for iPhone Invention was Published Today
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An Apple Patent Reveals More Force Touch Details for Controlling a Virtual Paint Brush and Interacting with 3D Buttons
Apple Working on Bending Beam Sensors for Force Sensor System
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Apple Invents an Advanced Diamond Layered Trackpad that Delivers Next-Gen Tactile Sensations Including Texture
Apple Wins Patent for Advanced Haptics for Gaming & Far Beyond
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 40 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover a patent relating to advanced haptics that could be used in many environments including video games. Apple notes that "in some instances, the signals outputted by the accelerometer may be used with interactive software (such as a video game) to provide an additional input device for user gameplay…" Today, Apple's advanced haptics are being incorporated into their upcoming Apple Watch.
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Apple Reveals Advancing Magic Mouse with Force Sensing
Apple introduced a vision for a future version of their Magic Mouse back in 2010 that was the most descriptive patent filing on this subject matter. It described and illustrated how the next generation Magic Mouse would be able to sense a plurality of forces and applied velocities. It went into great detail about advanced gesture profiles for new "brush, scoop, tilt, and slide" capabilities. In 2013 Apple was granted their first patent on force sensing related to the Magic Mouse. Today, Apple has applied for a second patent on this future feature with refinements. In one example of using this future version of their Magic Mouse, Apple notes that "the amount of force may correspond to a height that a character in a video game is instructed to jump." Apple also envisions force sensing capabilities in a future Magic Mouse could apply to very sophisticated custom applications such as flight simulator and beyond.
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