Apple FaceTime new patent: responding to aerial gestures, synchronizing notes / drawings to Mac computers

CTOnews.com, April 14 (Xinhua)-- according to the latest list released by the US Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a patent for a technology involving FaceTime, outlining the future application of the video calling technology.

In its patent, Apple outlines a more efficient and faster way to manage real-time video communications sessions, digital content, and user interfaces.

One example is support for detecting user gestures. According to the FIG.6AB sketch embedded by CTOnews.com below, the device 600-1 can recognize the user's gesture number 656e (number 622) and automatically respond to the gesture to perform relevant operations.

Another example is to automatically scan the draft notes in front of the user, and then transfer the content drawn by the user on the notebook to the MacBook device synchronously.