AirPods are for many users one of the products they use the most on a daily basis. In fact, the constant investment that Apple makes in the development of the complete line of headphones allows more and more users to buy one of its models. A new patent filed by Apple shows how from Cupertino they explore adding a touchscreen to the AirPods case which would allow interaction between the software and the user. A bridge between the device they are connected to and the headset.
Apple files patent for AirPods case with display
In September 2022, Apple filed a new patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office. However, the media, including Patently Apple, did not echo the news due to the delay in registration and publication by government agencies. The patent was filed under the name “Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a headset» and downloadable in its entirety on the following link.
In the end, what Apple has recorded is a way to give additional function to the AirPods Pro case. As? In a simple way: add a touch screen to its structure. This touch screen that can control the operations, as Apple calls it, that are associated with headphones. These tasks may include: controlling playback, modifying the devices they are connected to, changing the audio output mode, changing isolation modes, etc.
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Also included are methods of interact with compatible applications like Mail, Phone, Camera… a screen extension of the device they are paired to. Apple justifies the patent by introducing the touch screen, explaining that with this system would reduce or eliminate the gaps associated with user control of wireless headsets.
Finally, remember that it is neither more nor less than a patent, an idea filed by Apple. However, what is clear is that since Cupertino continue to explore ways to improve and improve their AirPods and follow the path of evolution that the AirPods have had, in particular the Pro, whose latest version includes a U1 chip and other additional technologies that really improve the product.
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