Σύμφωνα με ένα δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας της Apple που μόλις εκδόθηκε από το United States Patent and Trademark Office (Γραφείο Διπλωμάτων Ευρεσιτεχνίας και Εμπορικών Σημάτων των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών), η Apple πιθανά εργάζεται σε μια συσκευή σε μέγεθος δακτυλιδιού, την Apple Ring, που θα επιτρέπει στους χρήστες να ελέγχουν άλλες electronic devices using a touch screen that will be mounted on centrey of the ring.
"A user will control an external electronic device with a touch screen mounted on a ring that includes a computer processor, a wireless transceiver, and a rechargeable power supply," the patent states. Ring".
In addition, the patent "Instruments and Methods for a Ring Computer Device” reveals that a future “Apple Ring” may also include and microphone που θα επιτρέπει στο χρήστη να ελέγχει με χρήση φωνητικών εντολών, ένα μικροσκοπικό Siri που πιθανόν να εμπεριέχεται.
Another way you might use the “Apple Ring” would be to write using gestures with the help of a built-in sensor movementand a wireless transceiver that will transmit the characters to a trusted device.
As a whole, the patent describes a ring with its own processor and a plurality of sensors, ranging from biometric sensors to monitor pulse and heart rate of the user, pressure and sweat (sweat sensor), as well as a fingerprint reader .
The "Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device" patent was filed in April 2015. Marcel van Os and Marcos Regis Vescovi are cited as the inventors of the device and Apple Inc. as the patent applicant.
