Apple black technology patent leaked: can turn any surface into a touch screen

According to Macrumors, and as of late unveiled patent on Apple’s AR headset shows that Apple is studying the best way to control virtual controls in this present reality. Later on, wearers of Apple’s AR headset can Any surface is displayed as a touch screen, which can play out some fundamental activities.

Truth be told, this patent was documented as right on time as 2016, named: “Method and device for detecting touch between a first object and a second object”, yet it was not uncovered until this week. Apple accepts that this strategy for overlaying real-world objects to introduce controls is important.

However, the current trend is that AR displays are getting smaller, or they are getting closer to the user’s eye retina. For example, this is the case on head-mounted displays, which makes using touch screens difficult or even impossible. In the patent, Apple solved the problem of how people wearing Apple AR headsets interact with the virtual/reality hybrid environment they see. When using an iPhone or iPad as an AR viewfinder, users usually tap the screen to interact with objects displayed on the screen. But when wearing an AR headset, the same task can be troublesome. Previous attempts to directly interact with the AR environment required additional hardware, such as gloves or finger sensors. At the same time, attempts to visually detect finger contact with the surface is not accurate enough.

Apple’s idea is to detect when a user touches real-world objects by using infrared thermal sensors. This method allows Apple glasses to visually project controls onto real-world objects, and when the user touches these objects, pass Respond to heat conduction when touching an object.

In fact, it’s no secret that Apple is developing AR headsets. Originally, this product was expected to be released in 2020, but due to some other reasons, Apple’s AR headsets are likely to be released in 2021 or even 2022. As with all patent applications, who can’t be sure that Apple will incorporate this technology into their future products.