A newly filed patent (number US 20240289085 A1) shows that Apple wants Vision Pro users to be able to collaborate using their spatial computers.
About the patent filing
The patent filing relates generally to head-mounted devices (that would, of course, be the Vision Pro), and, more particularly, to a system of head-mounted devices that share view and other information. Apple wants multiple Vision Pros to be able to operate in concert to leverage their combined sensory input and computing power, as well as those of other external devices to improve sensory perception, mapping ability, accuracy, processing workload, and thermals mitigation. For example, sharing sensory input between multiple head-mounted devices can complement and enhance individual units by interpreting and reconstructing objects, surfaces, and/or an external environment with perceptive data from multiple angles and positions, which also reduces occlusions and inaccuracies.
As more detailed information is available at a specific moment in time, the speed and accuracy of object recognition, hand and body tracking, surface mapping, and/or digital reconstruction can be improved. Such collaboration “can provide more effective and efficient mapping of space, surfaces, objects, gestures and users,” says Apple.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A system can include head-mounted devices that collaborate to process views from cameras of the respective head-mounted devices and identify objects from different perspectives and/or objects that are within the view of only one of the head-mounted devices. Sharing sensory input between multiple head-mounted devices can complement and enhance individual units by interpreting and reconstructing objects, surfaces, and/or an external environment with perceptive data from multiple angles and positions, which also reduces occlusions and inaccuracies.
“As more detailed information is available at a specific moment in time, the speed and accuracy of object recognition, hand and body tracking, surface mapping, and/or digital reconstruction can be improved. Such collaboration can provide more effective and efficient mapping of space, surfaces, objects, gestures and users.
About the Vision Pro
Demos of the Apple Vision Pro at Apple Stores in the U.S. can be reserved on Apple.com. To reserve a free Vision Pro demo online, go here, then follow the steps to book an appointment at your local Apple Store.
Pricing for the Vision Pro starts at US$3,499 with 256GB of storage. ZEISS Optical Inserts are available: $99 for reading lens and $149 for prescription lens.
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