Apple VR glove patent granted: includes multiple motion sensors that can sense finger movements

CTOnews.com October 18 news, today, Apple applied for "IMU-based gloves" patent granted, authorization announcement number CN109582125B.

According to the patent summary, the present disclosure relates to VR gloves capable of measuring the movement of individual phalanges and thumb bones. The VR glove may include a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMU) to track the movement of one or more finger segments or hand segments.

The IMU may include one or more motion sensors, such as a gyroscope and an accelerometer, and the IMU can be located adjacent to the finger (or thumb) bone and can measure the inertial motion of the corresponding bone. In some examples, the VR glove may include a magnetometer to determine the direction of the geomagnetic field, and may also include one or more other electronic components, such as a plurality of electrodes, for sensing course, capacitive touch or contact sensing between fingertips.

CTOnews.com has learned that Apple has been in the VR / AR field for a long time, and according to current revelations, the company will launch its first headset next year, and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said the first may be named "Apple Reality Pro."

Apple plans to launch its first AR / VR device as soon as January 2023, with potential features including two 4K miniature OLED displays, 15 optical modules, two main processors, Wi-Fi 6e connections, eye tracking, object tracking and gesture control, according to analyst Guo Mingyi.