A new patent granted to Apple shows the operation of a smart ring that could interact with other objects, it would be worn on augmented reality glasses or headphones.
According to new information from Patently Apple, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a second patent application for a product called “smart ring”. This patent is very interesting because could be related to the use of augmented, virtual and mixed reality applications. The first patent had already been granted last August.
A new category of products would arrive at Apple, this patent is one more complement
The launch of (augmented) reality glasses by those in Cupertino has long been rumored. The leaks have not yet been revealedprobably because there is still no final result in the prototypes.
What is this new patent application about? It is a smart ring that has sensors to detect the presence of other objects, in addition to the distance to them or the nearest ones. What is surprising is that it will also have the ability to know the speed, acceleration or direction of movement. The objective of this patent is the automatic mixing of interferometry sensorsfor its SMI acronym.
Apple smart ring. Photo by Apple Patent
How will they complement lenses or other future products?
The sensors will act to have the data between the ring and any device
When the ring is in use, you will be able to measure everything around you, how we move the Apple Pencil or how far we have the Apple Watch or another device everyday life or even something as simple as a few keys.
Operation of the Apple smart ring with SMI sensors. Photo by Apple Patent
Its use could go beyond simple measurements, can be supplemented with glasses or mixed reality headsets for entertainment and games. If we project it as an addition to these glasses or headphones, the ring could be like a style of remote control or a direct controller to point or point at people or objects and be seen in the glasses.
This category of products is about to be launched, next year could be the key for this, but until we have more indications on these products, the space for speculation could be much larger .
