Future Apple Vision Pros may have user-adjustable lens as hinted by a new patent filing (number US US 20240302657 A1) for “User Interfaces For Adjusting a Tunable Lens.”
About the patent filing
Currently, if, like me, you need prescription lens for the spatial computer you have to order them (see below). However, Apple is looking into ways to change this by introducing optical systems with lens that a user can adjust.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “An electronic device may include a display and a lens module through which the display is viewable. The lens module may include a tunable lens with an adjustable spherical power, cylindrical axis, and/or cylindrical power.
“To tune the tunable lens to compensate for a viewer’s eyesight, the display may present at least one target. The optical power of the tunable lens may be set based on the point of gaze relative to the at least one target. Multiple targets with associated optical powers may be presented and the optical power of the tunable lens may be set depending on which target is aligned with the point of gaze. The display may present an image through a masking layer with a ring of pinhole pairs. The electronic device may include an input device that receives user input regarding a perceived image associated with the display and the masking layer.”
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.
