Apple had ten patents in robotics during Q1 2024. Apple Inc filed patents in Q1 2024 for technologies related to XR environment recording, VR systems for vehicles to prevent motion sickness, interaction between users and machines, synthesizing scenes from video content, and accessory management for mobile devices. These patents cover a range of innovative technologies aimed at enhancing user experiences and improving functionality in various contexts. GlobalData’s report on Apple gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Apple grant share with robotics as a theme is 40% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Method and device for debugging program execution and content playback (Patent ID: US20240094815A1)
The patent filed by Apple Inc. describes a method for recording an extended reality (XR) environment that includes presenting a graphical environment with virtual agents, detecting user inputs to select and record different perspectives of the environment, and providing controls for playback and interaction with the recorded content. The method allows users to navigate and experience the XR environment from various points of view and sensory perceptions associated with the virtual agents.
The patent further details the implementation of the method, including the selection of virtual agents, toggling between different points of view, activating sensory perceptions such as thermal, optical, auditory, and olfactory, and interacting with layers of the graphical environment. The user inputs can be touch, hand-tracking, voice commands, or eye tracking, and the virtual agents can represent humanoids, animals, or robots. The recorded instances of the graphical environment can be accessed through a menu, and controls for playback, speed adjustment, timestamp modification, and markup addition are provided for enhanced user interaction with the XR content.
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