Upcoming Vision Pros could eliminate the need for specialized, attachable lens.
Apple has filed for a patent (number US 20230314592 A1) that hints that the upcoming Vision could sport radar features.
The US$3,499 (and higher) “Spatial Computer” is due to arrive in early 2024. However, apparently it will only be available in limited quantities at first.
According to Apple’s patent filing, the Vision Pro could have a radar sensor may be mounted in the housing. The head-mounted housing may have rear-facing displays that display images for a user. The images are viewable from eye boxes while the head-mounted device is being worn by the user. A forward-facing camera may capture real-world image content. The rear-facing displays may be used to display the captured real-world image content merged with computer-generated image content.
Control circuitry in the Vision Pro may be used to analyze data from sensors such as the forward-facing camera and radar sensor. If the radar sensor detects an obstruction that is transparent to the forward-facing camera, the control circuitry can issue an alert for the user or can take other suitable action. For example, it could warn a user that they’re about to bump into, say, a chair.
Per the patent filing, the forward-facing camera and the radar sensor may be mounted under inactive display border regions of the forward-facing display.
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted housing. A radar sensor may be mounted in the housing. The head-mounted housing may have rear-facing displays that display images for a user. The images are viewable from eye boxes while the head-mounted device is being worn by the user. A forward-facing camera may capture real-world image content.
“The rear-facing displays may be used to display captured real-world image content merged with computer-generated image content. The forward-facing camera and the radar sensor may be mounted under inactive display borders of a forward-facing display. The radar sensor may have a horizontal array of patch antenna elements configured to form a phased antenna array. Communications circuitry in the head-mounted device may use the phased antenna array to transmit and receive wireless communications signals.”
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