Apple Apple Watch new patent: gesture control Mac and Apple TV, etc.

CTOnews.com, Aug. 11, according to a list published by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple recently obtained a technology patent outlining the future of Apple Watch watches that use gestures to manipulate devices such as Mac and Apple TV.

CTOnews.com quotes the patent description, and in the future Apple Watch can interactively edit images, draw, process documents, make spreadsheets, play games, make phone calls, video conferences, email, send and receive instant messages, support exercise, digital photography, digital video, web browsing, play digital music, take notes, and so on.

As shown in figure 7A below, users wearing Apple Watch can communicate quickly by gesturing to a contact.

In figure 8H, the user can perform multiple virtual interactive control options, such as playing back Apple TV media, adjusting the volume, initiating video screenshots, and so on.