From Patently Apple:
“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple 59 newly granted patents today. In this granted patent report we cover Apple’s patent relating to an optical projection and imaging apparatus that generates a 3D map or profile of objects. More importantly, it’s designed to control a future 3D UI.
“In patent figure 1 above, Apple notes that 3D maps may be used by a host computer, such as an iMac, as part of a 3D user interface, which enables the user to interact with games and other applications running on the computer and with elements shown on a display screen.”
US patent is here.
MacDailyNews Take: Of course, a patent does not a product make, but does it remind you of anything?
Hmmm… Maybe this is the UI for Apple Glasses using AR… That would be cool…
That will be funny watching those people walking around.
Are we just going to pretend like MS’s Kinect never existed?
There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
And that’s it. How they specifically reduced it to practice. That can be, and likely is a narrower application.
To unlock the front door of your smart home.
Yes if it was like the folding Samsung phone, being first with trash doesn’t count…..
MS bought Kinect tech to add to MS X Box. They did not invent Minority 3D UI software.
And Apple bought Siri, PA Semiconductor, etc.
In other words…. I agree with you.
EVERYBODY RUNS!!