Apple's new AR/VR headset patent approved: HomePod can be seen controlling playback

According to foreign technology media MacRumors, Apple plans to bring Continuity (continuous interoperability) functions to its upcoming VR/AR headsets to achieve a seamless experience between the device and virtual reality.

The Continuity function allows you to use your iPhone as a camera on your Mac between different devices; you can make and receive calls without picking up your iPhone; your Mac can automatically unlock when you wear an Apple Watch, and many other functions.

According to the patent list published by the European Patent Office last week, Apple obtained a patent called "Multi-device Continuity for Extended Reality (XR) System", which envisions how future headsets can be linked with other Apple devices.

One of the examples shared by IT House is as follows. When the headset wearer checks email on the iPhone screen, an expanded mail application interface will be suspended on the iPhone screen.

Users can interact through gestures or gazes, and users can also move the email interface from the top of the iPhone screen to the virtual reality world and zoom in to send and receive emails and other related operations.

In another example, the headset wearer can perform similar operations on HomePod. After seeing HomePod in sight, the volume control interface can be directly seen in the virtual interface and can be controlled.