Apple may offer a storage case for the Vision Pro that has a built-in charging system as evidenced by a patent filing for “Power Management At Head-Mounted Devices and a Storage Case.”
Apple make a US$199.99 travel case (pictured) for the spatial computer. However, it has no charging features.
About the patent filing
Per the patent filing, to conserve power, a Vision Pro could lie equipped with multiple operational states that provide functionality when desired and reduces activity when such functions aren’t needed. However, the transition from a low power state to a fully active state may require an amount of time, in which the user may be required to wait for full activity to be achieved, according to Apple.
The tech giant finds this unacceptable. The patent filing involves a Vision Pro that can interact with a charging case to maintain appropriate power-consumption states while readily transitioning to other states in anticipation of user operation. As the head-mountable device is accessed from the case, the case and the head-mountable device can interact with each other to transition to an active state of the Vision Pro earlier than if the head-mountable device were to detect the user before transitioning to the active state.
In the active state, the spatial computer can perform one or more of a variety of actions that are not performed in the sleep state or the off state. For example, components of a head-mountable device can include one or more cameras that capture images and/or displays that provide images as views (e.g., to an external environment). In an active state, the head-mountable device can operate the displays to output an image based on a view captured by the cameras.
A Vision Pro use could observe a view of their environment. By initiating a transition to an active state before the user dons the head-mountable device, the displays can be ready to output the view earlier so that the user does not spend any or a substantial amount of time being unable to see or waiting for the displays to become active.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A wearable electronic device can interact with a charging case to maintain appropriate power-consumption states while readily transitioning to other states in anticipation of user operation. As the wearable electronic device is accessed from the case, the wearable electronic device can transition to an active state earlier than if the wearable electronic device were to detect the user before transitioning to the active state.
“In the active state, the wearable electronic device can perform one or more of a variety of actions that are not performed in the sleep state or the off state. For example, by initiating a transition to an active state before the user dons the wearable electronic device, the displays can be ready to output the view earlier so that the user does not spend any or a substantial amount of time being unable to see or waiting for the displays to become active.”
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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