[Apple VR fingertip tracking device patent exposure: a bit like a glove]
VR in the past two years is also an area of fire, and in order to improve the interactive experience of VR, various technology manufacturers are also developing different interaction methods. Recently, apple reportedly applied for a new patent, this patent is a bit like a glove, gloves can be used for gesture control, in some scenes can also provide haptic feedback, providing a new direction for the interactive experience of VR.
According to Apple's patent, it wants to develop a device attached to the fingertips, with sensors on the device that support haptic feedback. The sensor attaches to the finger on the back of the hand, and the sensor can detect movement, providing some form of haptic feedback. The ring can be worn on the fingertip and held in place by the fingernail, so that it is possible to determine whether one finger or multiple fingers are involved in the interaction. The information is fed back to the control unit on the back of the hand and then connected to the computer.
Apple's design is primarily used in VR and AR environments, but it can also be used in other situations, such as scenes similar to the movie Minority Report. The camera can detect visual markers or sensors on the device to track the position of the palm of the hand; Device sensors can collect position data from the palm of the hand or individual fingers, improving accuracy so that the palm can interact with the projected scene or interface.
It can be understood that Apple's VR technology patent is a device that can be attached to the fingertips. Because when wearing VR devices, because the glasses will be obscured, resulting in keyboards, mice and other ways are not easy to operate, so Apple's gesture control method has improved the convenience to a certain extent.
Back last month, the USPTO published two Apple patents related to somatosensory gloves, which point to a VR glove based on ultrasonic Force Touch and a pressure-sensing wristband that can be used to control smart glasses. Can also prove Apple's ambitions in the layout of the VR/AR market, analyst Guo Mingqi once released a research report saying that Apple's goal is to replace the iPhone with AR in 10 years.
Although many of apple's patent applications have fallen silent, and whether and when the patent will be used for a new product is not yet known, in the long run, or the introduction of AR glasses and headsets is quite promising.
