According to the list published by the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has recently obtained the latest patent on AirPods headphones. The highlight is that in addition to traditional touch operations, it also supports air gestures. operate.
Patented design sketches are attached here, in which Figure 4A shows a user wearing an AirPods headset; Figure 4B shows a cross-sectional view of AirPods; Figure 5 shows gestures in the air to achieve different operations and functions.
Figures 6A and 6B show the touch area of the AirPods, while Figure 9 shows the AirPods with buttons; and Figure 10 shows the AirPods with the dial controls.
