Apple Vision Pro patent reveals some less-creepy uses for its external display

Date:
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:16:15 +0000

Description:
According to a new Apple patent the Vision Pro's display might not only be used for EyeSight it could show you way more.

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The Apple Vision Pro headset is potentially just weeks from launching, if the latest rumors are to be believed , but a few new details about the external display may have been leaked via an Apple patent.

According to the document (first reported on by Patently Apple ) the headsets external display wont just be able to enable EyeSight which shows onlookers the wearer's eyes in a kinda creepy way but will also be able to display a much wider array of images. How EyeSight looks on the Apple Vision Pro (Image credit: Apple)

So far Apple has only shown the Vision Pros external screen displaying two things: the wearers eyes when theyre in mixed reality, and a colorful pattern when theyre fully immersed in virtual reality. But using the display to show
a wider mix of icons makes a lot of sense, and would be useful.

A flashing do not disturb sign, for example, could alert people around you that youre in an important virtual meeting or trying to focus on something, while displaying a virtual scene on the external display would give people around you an idea of what youre looking at.

The patent also reveals alternatives to Apples realistic EyeSight feature. Rather than showing a photorealistic image, the wearer's eyes could be shown as digital dots and lines, in the style of an expressive robot still a
little creepy-looking, but maybe not so weird in practice. Examples from Apple's patent showing how the external display could be used (Image credit: Apple)

Other examples in the patent document, like the clock or current weather conditions, arent super-helpful while youre wearing the headset but could be handy when you arent. While the Vision Pro is charging on your desk the external display could be set to show you useful info like whats on your calendar for the day, or simply what charge the headset is at.

As with all tech patents, theres no guarantee that well ever see these features in action, and even if they are on their way to the Vision Pro, they might not be ready at launch or for a while after. Until the headset is in peoples hands we wont know what it is or isnt capable of.

However, if Apple is indeed close to launching the headset, it shouldn't be too long before all of our Vision Pro questions are finally answered. You may also like Seeing your own spatial video on Vision Pro is an immersive trip
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/apple-vi sion-pro-patent-reveals-some-less-creepy-uses-for-its-external-display


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