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No, it's not an April Fool's Joke: Apple has actually Invented a 'Blow Event' mode that triggers a particular control mode on an iDevice

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Posted by on April 01, 2021 at 10:03 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Invents Finger Input Devices that use in-air and surface gestures to control a Mac's Display instead of a Mouse+

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Posted by on March 25, 2021 at 05:11 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Apple Accessories, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Introduces a new kind of Smart Ring System to be used Primarily in Context with AR, VR and MR Applications

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Posted by on March 11, 2021 at 09:54 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Apple Accessories, Augmented, Virtual & Extended Reality, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple has Won a Patent for Devices using a 'Circular Radar-Antenna Array' that Introduces a new UI that could recognize Hand Gestures +

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Posted by on February 23, 2021 at 07:17 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple has been granted a patent for a Hand Gesturing User Interface that could extend to Finger Gesturing & Beyond

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Posted by on February 23, 2021 at 06:16 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple won 53 Patents today covering the use of Hand Gestures in an Autonomous Vehicle and using AR in Trade Show Mapping

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Posted by on February 09, 2021 at 07:43 AM in 2. Granted Patents, Augmented, Virtual & Extended Reality, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking, Project Titan, Vehicle Technology | | Comments (0)

Apple Patent envisions a completely new Virtual Store Experience with Avatar Salespeople that can make Presentations about Products & more

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Posted by on January 07, 2021 at 10:15 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Augmented, Virtual & Extended Reality, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple won Two 3D Scanning Patents covering Future high-end In-Air Gestures for Macs, iDevices and Possibly Apple TV for Gaming

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Posted by on July 21, 2020 at 06:33 AM in In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins Major Patent for Next-Gen Input Gloves, Thimbles, Glasses & other Wearable Attachments for VR+

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Posted by on May 05, 2020 at 05:31 AM in 2. Granted Patents, Apple Accessories, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking, Sensors, Chips & Haptics | | Comments (0)

Apple is Considering the use of Eye-Tracking & Gaze Controls with iDevices & Head Mounted Display Devices

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Posted by on April 21, 2020 at 12:18 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Apple iPad , HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple wins a Patent for a Major Apple Project that covers a Camera System that can Discern Hand Gesture Commands

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Posted by on March 31, 2020 at 09:07 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple reinvents the MacBook Touch Bar by including Optical Sensors that are capable of reading user In-Air Gestures

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Posted by on March 12, 2020 at 08:53 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Apple Macs , In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Invents an Authentication System to make it Quick and Easy for users to Unlock Multiple Devices

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Posted by on February 27, 2020 at 04:23 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Biometrics & Health, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins a Gaze Tracking System that could one day Assist in controlling aspects of an iMac, MacBook & more

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Posted by on December 03, 2019 at 07:23 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins a Hand Gesturing User Interface Patent that could further extend to Finger Gesturing & Beyond

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Posted by on October 01, 2019 at 06:58 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

AirPods Patent points to Future Swiping Gestures that could also apply to Over-the-Ear Headphones & Smartglasses

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Posted by on September 26, 2019 at 06:56 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Audio, HomePod, AirPods, AirPods Max, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins Patent for a Multiuser Eye Tracking System for Computer & TV Displays Applied to Gaming, FaceTime & Beyond

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Posted by on September 17, 2019 at 08:13 AM in 2. Granted Patents, Camera Related, Home Camera Systems, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins a Major Hover Control Patent that extends to Apple Pencil on iPad Pro and In-Air Gestures

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Posted by on June 11, 2019 at 11:25 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple won 54 Patents today covering their TrueDepth Camera System for Face ID and Future Hover Gesture Sensing

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Posted by on April 23, 2019 at 09:48 AM in 2. Granted Patents, Biometrics & Health, Camera Related, Home Camera Systems, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking, Projection Related | | Comments (0)

Apple Invents a Version of Apple Watch that is able to Understand Hand Gestures in VR Games & more

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Posted by on April 05, 2019 at 05:32 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, 5. Patently Extra News - Industry News & Rumors, Apple Watch, Smart Bands &Wearables, Augmented, Virtual & Extended Reality, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Patent Covers In-Air Gesturing for Macs & iDevices as Google, Samsung and Microsoft race to bring this to Market

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Posted by on March 28, 2019 at 04:33 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Future HomePod Features may Include Interpreting 3D Hand Gestures, Multiple Cameras & Siri the Psychologist

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Posted by on January 24, 2019 at 12:04 PM in 1A. Patent Applications, Audio, HomePod, AirPods, AirPods Max, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Won 45 Patents Today Covering a 3D Depth Camera, Auto-Adjustment Watch Band & Robotic System for Electric Cars

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Posted by on December 11, 2018 at 08:29 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Patent covers Next-Gen In-Home Entertainment System with Face and In-Air Hand Gesture Recognition

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Posted by on December 07, 2018 at 09:16 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins 48 Patents today covering Gaze Controls for Future Macs or Smart TV, Augmented Reality Camera Estimations & more

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Posted by on July 24, 2018 at 07:11 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins a Patent for a Futuristic 3D Imaging and Display System that Functions within an Invisible Workspace

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Posted by on May 01, 2018 at 08:16 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Patent shows us that Apple's TrueDepth Camera for Accurate Facial Expression via Animoji is only the beginning

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Posted by on March 01, 2018 at 06:07 PM in 1A. Patent Applications, Camera Related, Home Camera Systems, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking, Software, OS, Services | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins Patent for a TrueDepth Camera used to Support Hand Gesturing in 3D Interface for Macs and beyond

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Posted by on November 28, 2017 at 04:40 AM in 2. Granted Patents, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Invents a 3D Depth Mapping Camera for Hand Gesturing Interfaces for Future Macs & Smartglasses

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Posted by on June 22, 2017 at 05:58 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Camera Related, Home Camera Systems, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

A new 3D Mapping Invention from Apple could be used in connection to a Future UI that Recognizes Gestures

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Posted by on June 08, 2017 at 04:46 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Patent Reveals a Visual System to Assist Siri in Future Devices to understand Gestures, Activities, & More

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Posted by on April 02, 2017 at 10:33 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple adds more Distinct Hand Gesturing Features Designed to Work with Future Versions of Apple Watch

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Posted by on March 30, 2017 at 06:11 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, Apple Watch, Smart Bands &Wearables, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Wins a Patent for a 3D Camera System for Controlling Games, Apps and Possibly Facial Recognition

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Posted by on February 28, 2017 at 11:57 AM in 2. Granted Patents, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple's Israeli Team Fine Tunes their 3D Depth Technology to cover Stereoscopic Information

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Posted by on January 12, 2017 at 04:59 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Introduces a 3D Component to Assist Head and Eye Tracking in Future Desktops

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Posted by on December 22, 2016 at 04:30 AM in 1A. Patent Applications, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

Apple Granted a Patent for Controlling a Future TV or iMac Display using Gaze and Pointing Gestures

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Posted by on September 27, 2016 at 03:04 AM in 2. Granted Patents, HMDs, Apple Vision Pro, Smartglasses +, In-Air Gesturing, Gestures, Eye-Tracking | | Comments (0)

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