Emily Martin
Jan 03, 2024
Diving deep into the realm of immersive AR/VR headsets, a new patent recently granted to the tech giant Apple outlines how the external screen of the Vision Pro headset could be used to vividly display whatever the user views inside the device.
The patent could prove remarkably efficient to pave the way for people around the users to have a look at what the wearer is viewing through the headset.
While the patent isn’t about the headset or its “EyeSight” display feature to supplement the capabilities of the device, the ambitious brain behind the patent is that of Jony Ive, the inventor of the patent, The Verge reported.
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Similarly, the iPhone maker has long been vocal about making the Vision Pro’s outer screen transparent — to let the spectators see the wearer’s eyes — or utilise it to display a colourful pattern as a sign that the user is indulged in VR.
However, the fresh patent aims to let some trivial features — such as weather info, sunglasses on your face, a DO NOT DISTURB sign, or Zoom icons replacing the wearer’s eyes — occupy the outer screen.
However sly the applications of this feature might seem, the actual use of the patent remains in limbo for now, bringing about the uncertainty of when or whether these ideas will be opted for.
What’s certain is that with the EyeSight display feature of the Vision Pro headset, Apple has embarked on a voyage to an unexplored landscape.
