Apple Glass new patent exposed: can detect sound direction, automatically clean lenses

Apple's Apple Glass smart glasses have previously announced several pieces of information, and Apple has also applied for many patents. According to foreign media appleinsider, Apple's latest patent shows how Apple Glass uses a microphone array to detect the direction of sound, and another patent also exposes the automatic cleaning function of Apple Glasses.

　　According to the patent images, the front of the glasses and the headband are equipped with a large number of microphones, which can listen to sounds from different directions, so as to locate the source of the sound on the head-mounted display device. The patent does not explain the specific application of this function. Foreign media said that it may be possible to cooperate with the Apple Tag Bluetooth tracker to find items.

　　The second patent is a device for automatically cleaning the Apple Glass lens. According to the description, the device uses mechanical vibration to remove dust, debris and other debris from the surface of the head-mounted display/glasses lens to avoid affecting the display effect. Apple said that on high-resolution display devices, foreign matter and dust have a great impact on the display effect. In addition, dust and foreign matter remaining on the surface of the lens will wear and corrode the lens, and will become more difficult to remove over time, or accumulate deeper in the device.

　　IT Home learned that industry chain sources said that Apple Glass AR glasses have entered the second stage of research and development and will go through a 6-9 month engineering verification period. During this period, the manufacturer will focus on optimizing the weight and battery life of the device.