The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Apple a new patent that covers an Apple Watch with a built-in, rotatable camera integrated into its digital crown, and more, Patent Apple is reporting.
According to the granted patent, an Apple Watch having a camera integrated into the Digital Crown will allow the user to capture pictures with the camera while the watch remains worn to the user’s wrist.
Apple says the user may be able to simply point their hand wearing the watch towards the scene which they desire to capture with the camera, or simply remove the watch or its housing to take a picture.
The patent also details a release mechanism that allows for easy removal of the watch housing from the band to take a picture.
Another Apple Watch patent granted to Apple today covers a processing unit of the wearable electronic device receives the force signal from the force sensor and determines the force exerted on the housing component based thereon.
The processing unit may use that force to determine a tightness of the band, determine health information for the user, adjust determined force exerted on a cover glass, and/or to perform various other actions.
More information about the newly granted Apple patent can be found here
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Aren’t you going to put a big fingerprint on the lens every time to take an ECG?
They could move the ECG sensor the other button I guess.
Seems like a very awkward position to take a picture.
I imagine a bunch of parents at a grad looking like they’re striking a superhero pose while trying to take photos of the stage….or looking like they’re all giving the HH salute.
OMG..so true..lol
Creepy! I’ll have to remember to get dressed in a private stall at the gym.
I guess if someone is in a fight then they can take a selfie of the dude getting a knuckle sandwich. OUCH!
I wonder if this will be used for some other feature like map guidance with ar or something rather than taking photos. Can’t imagine the small lens and awkward picture taking will be useful over just pulling out your iPhone.
Wonder how it’ll work with lefties (I.e. people who wear the watch on right hand with Digital Crown facing up not out).
Put your hand on your shoulder and aim with your elbow.
Lmao. Oddly enough, that would actually work…..
007. in the girls washroom.
After tracking someone with an AirTag, now spying with the iWatch
Geez, Apple zealots complained about Google Glasses having an obvious camera on them. However a red led would come on indicating when the camera was used.
Yet Apple’s watch nobody will know if the camera will be active or not.