Apple has filed for yet another patent (number US 20240281065 A1) for an “Apple Ring.” This patent filing offers details into how a ring device might work — and even hints at Siri support
About the patent filing
The patent filing says that an Apple Ring may include a microphone for detecting, and responding to, voice commands. And Apple says that the ring device could be used to control “electronic devices in a system” (those would be Macs, iPhones, iPads, HomePods, and other future devices).
The ring device may also include near-field communications circuitry for emulating near-field communications tags based on biometric data and/or for logging health-related actions such as medicine intake. What’s more, an An inertial measurement unit in an Apple Ring could detect pointing and other gestures for controlling equipment.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A ring device may be worn on a user’s finger. The ring device may include near-field communications circuitry for emulating near-field communications tags based on biometric data and/or for logging health-related actions such as medicine intake. An inertial measurement unit in the ring device may detect pointing and other gestures for controlling equipment.
“A microphone may detect voice input and other sounds that can be used to infer the context in which the ring device is operating. Motion data from a first device may be used to determine a gaze direction towards a second device so that ring input may be directed towards the second device. A map of locations of different devices that can be controlled by the ring device may be generated using a combination of pointing input, voice input, gaze input, and/or touch input.”
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