6 April 2021, 9:51 am EDT By
Apple may add a new feature to future iPhones that could predict its battery would likely die out, ditching the old system that displays battery percentages.
According to Apple Insider s report on Tuesday, Apr. 6, a newly granted patent suggests that the tech company moved from concerning about prolonging battery life to minimizing the inconvenience brought by running out of battery power.
Apple s Smart Advice to Charge Notification: How Does It Work?
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The patent named Smart advice to charge notification, which was granted on Apr. 6, offers a system that informs users when to charge their phones far in advance.
Apple has been granted a patent for Systems relating to a National ID Verification System
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a granted of Apple s titled Identity Credential Verification Techniques. Apple s invention provides systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for improving data security with respect to data collection, verification, and authentication techniques associated with obtaining and transmitting identity information. It would appear that it further relates to a future National ID system.
In a way you have to work backwards in order to even get a glimpse of understanding as to why this super complex patent has anything to do with Apple devices and their customers.
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office granted Apple a patent that relates to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to Apple s newly designed underwater mode user interface when an iDevice is working under water. The user can switch back to the standard iOS UI when back on land. The UI seems to be geared towards Snorkelers who love taking photos and videos while underwater This could be a very popular feature indeed.
Apple wins a patent for modeling 3D images of fingers to be used in a Mixed Reality Headset for in-air gesture recognition
Patent wise, Apple s #1 project in 2020 and 2021 has clearly been centered on their future Mixed Reality Headset. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a granted patent for Apple that relates to 3D modeling of fingers to be used in a Mixed Reality Headset (not glasses) for object and gesture recognition.
Apple s patent in-part describes generating a 3D model of fingers that could be used for touching virtual objects and for in-air gesturing for the headset to understand commands.
Apple Invents an Advanced Ring System with Four Types of Functionality covering Cursor movement, Paint, Pencil & Trackpad Modes
Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to an advanced smart ring system that could work with an iMac, MacBook, or iPad, especially an iPad Pro when connected to a Smart Keyboard. The ring works in four modes covering cursor movement, paint brush, pencil and trackpad modes.
Apple s patent relates to finger-wearable input assemblies and methods for using finger-wearable input assemblies (rings) for controlling an electronic device.
A cuboid or cylindrical housing of an assembly may define a hollow passageway in which one finger of a user s hand may be positioned for wearing the assembly, while other fingers of the hand may provide touch user inputs to various touch sensor input components provided on an exterior of the housing about the passageway.