It is learned from reports that the front of the Apple Watch is equipped with a color sampling sensor that can measure the color of external objects.

During color sampling, the wearer needs to face the Apple Watch towards the sampling object, emitting a sequence of red light, green and blue light, and the built-in light sensor will detect the reflection of the above three kinds of light, and judge the color through an algorithm.

There will be a corresponding control circuit inside the Apple Watch, and after receiving the color information provided by the color sampler, the dial color and theme can be adjusted accordingly.

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The patent description that in the future Apple Watch can interactively edit images, draw, process documents, make spreadsheets, play games, make phone calls, video conferencing, email, send and receive instant messages, support exercise, digital photography, digital video, web browsing, playing digital music, notes, and more.

As shown in Figure 7A below, users wearing Apple Watch can point to a contact through gestures to achieve quick communication.

In Figure 8H, the user can perform several virtual interaction control options, such as playback Apple TV media, adjust volume, initiate video screenshots, and more.

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The patent describes a strange application scenario where Apple plans to equip the back of the Apple Watch with a camera that would allow the wearer to take Face ID images and generate 2D / 3D virtual avatars that can be used in the Apple Watch, Apple AR / VR headset.

In addition to taking pictures of faces to generate virtual avatars, Apple also says in the patent that Apple Watch can act as a controller to communicate with each other in virtual scenarios.

Apple will embed more sensors in the Apple Watch to capture the wearer’s facial features, eye features, fingerprints and other biometric information, and to recognize various input methods such as eye gaze, air gestures, voice commands and click gestures.

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In Apple’s vision, the future Apple Watch could “recognize” the type, model, color, size, or other characteristics of a watch band, and the dial would automatically adjust the dial, switch modes, and other operations depending on the band.

Apple also plans to embed NFC, RFID, and other sensors into Apple Watch bands to detect light, pressure, touch, movement, temperature, or other “health indicators”. In addition to monitoring heart rate, the future Apple Watch can also detect whether the wearer has a fever and other conditions.

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The patent is titled “Electrodes Suitable for Gesture Recognition” and the number is US 20230105223 A1. It is learned from the patent description that it is mainly to embed electrodes in the Apple Watch strap, which can monitor the user’s gesture operation.

The patent abstract reads: “Embedded electrode sensors in the flexible strap of a wrist-worn device can be used to monitor user gestures. Multiple rows of electrodes can be configured to detect electromyography (EMG) signals generated by muscle and tendon activity.” Table The strap could include a detachable electrical connection (such as a pogo pin) that connects to the watch’s processor for analysis.”

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The radar system outlined in Apple’s patent has two components, a transmitter that emits signals to a target object and a receiver that receives reflected signals from the target object. The radar system can detect the movement or vibration of the target object based on the reflected signal.

The patent, the radar system can “refine” the displacement movement or vibration, and divided into:

• 0.5 mm and below
• 1 mm and below
• 2 mm and below
• 5 mm and below
• 1 cm and below
• 2cm and below
• 5 cm and below

The different “refinement” levels allow for the detection of the wearer’s breathing rate, heart rate, coughing, sneezing, trembling, seizures and/or other movements or vibrations of the body.

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According to the list published by the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a new patent titled “Multi-Device Gesture Control” (Multi-Device Gesture Control).

The patent shows that by embedding multiple sensors in the Apple Watch, it can monitor the user’s gestures and control other networked devices according to the gestures.

The patent abstract is as follows: “The electronic device can control a specific element by mapping a limited set of user gestures to multiple other devices, thereby controlling different functions of multiple devices through gestures” .

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