Apple could also be contemplating making a brand new iPhone pockets case as evidenced by a brand new patent submitting (quantity US 20240127011 AI) for “strategies for managing bodily playing cards saved in a bodily pockets.”
Concerning the patent submitting
The patent submitting includes strategies for managing (e.g., monitoring or detecting the presence or absence of) bodily playing cards (e.g., identification playing cards, bank cards, and so on.) saved in a bodily pockets. Specifically, the embodiments set forth each (1) a wise pockets configured to handle the bodily playing cards saved therein, in addition to (2) a wise card configured to be inserted into a conventional pockets and to handle the bodily playing cards saved therein.
The pockets might be included into an iPhone case or supplied as a standalone attachment. It will additionally work with Apple’s Discover My characteristic to assist find a lacking pockets or iPhone.
Abstract of the patent submitting
Right here’s Apple’s summary of the patent submitting: “This Utility units forth strategies for managing (e.g., monitoring or detecting the presence or absence of) bodily playing cards saved in a bodily pockets. Specifically, the strategies set forth a wise pockets configured to detect the bodily playing cards saved therein, in addition to a wise card configured to be inserted into a conventional pockets and to detect the bodily playing cards saved therein.
“The sensible pockets/sensible card will be configured to, upon detecting a change to bodily playing cards saved within the sensible pockets/conventional pockets, collect info related to the bodily playing cards and retailer the knowledge right into a reminiscence of the sensible pockets/sensible card. The sensible pockets/sensible card can, upon being communicably coupled to a wi-fi machine, transmit the knowledge to the wi-fi machine. Subsequently, the wi-fi machine can output a notification indicating any lacking bodily playing cards in addition to present remedial choices.
