Apple is looking into ways for a Vision Pro to interact with an Apple Watch. This is evident in a newly granted patent for “Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Device Position Adjustment.”
The patent relates generally to computer systems that are in communication with one or more display generation components and one or more input devices that provide computer-generated experiences, including, but not limited to, electronic devices that provide virtual reality and mixed reality experiences via a display.
In the patent Apple says that the development of computer systems for augmented reality has increased significantly in recent years, but that many of the methods and interfaces for adjusting device positioning are “cumbersome, inefficient, and limited.”
For example, systems that provide insufficient, unclear, or confusing feedback for accurate device positioning are “complex, tedious, and error-prone, create a significant cognitive burden on a user, and detract from the experience with the virtual/augmented reality environment.” In addition, these methods take longer than necessary, thereby wasting energy of the computer system.
Apple says there’s a need for computer systems with improved methods and interfaces for providing feedback pertaining to device position adjustment that make interaction with the computer systems more efficient and intuitive for a user. The new patent makes this happen via interaction between an Apple Watch and a Vision Pro.
