Apple's new patent extends Apple Watch "fall detection" to sports scenes, especially for bicycle falls

CTOnews.com, March 21 (Xinhua)-- Apple has obtained a number of patents related to the "fall detection" function since 2019. According to a list released by the US Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO) last week, Apple has once again introduced the "fall detection" feature in sports scenes, especially in the event of a fall on a bicycle.

Tuyuan Patently Apple Apple's currently commercial "fall detection" function is mainly for the elderly, which sends a signal for help to emergency contacts, hospitals or emergency hotlines after a fall is detected. In the latest patent, Apple hopes to extend this feature to sports scenes, and shows a number of application cases in the patent.

CTOnews.com learned from the patent that Apple has described a detection method: users wear Apple Watch or wearable devices with sensors, while the other installs sensors on bicycles or other mobile devices to determine whether the wearer has fallen by analyzing the data.