Apple Won 46 Patents Today covering Future Smart Apparel, Augmented Reality and more
The first covers fabric sensing devices in the form of apparel while the second patent covers ARKit and system-wide behavior of 3D AR models. We wrap up this week's granted patent report with our traditional listing of the remaining granted patents that were issued to Apple today.
Apple's 3D fabric extends smart fabrics to office furniture, sofas through to car seats, head mounted glasses and event TVs. Our cover graphic is from this patent.
At Apple's WWDC 2017, Craig Federighi, SVP of Software, introduced Augmented Reality for the iPhone using its TrueDepth camera as noted in the photo collage below.
It was a buzz to see Federighi move items like a "virtual lamp" on an on-stage table and see him move it around on his iPhone with the shadows of the lamp moving in sync.
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