Apple has been granted a patent (quantity US 11796312 B2) for “Physique Quantity/form Willpower Utilizing Handheld Units.”
In regards to the patent
Within the patent Apple says that buying the quantity of an individual usually requires a devoted optical system to map out the particular person’s physique. Essentially the most correct {hardware} used for figuring out an individual’s quantity is massive, advanced and/or cumbersome, making it troublesome to combine into small shopper digital gadgets which are handy for customers.
Nonetheless, this ends in a tradeoff between the benefit of use and measurement capabilities. Apple says that, for well being and health causes, there’s a necessity for a brand new methodology to carry out on-demand and steady body-volume measurement utilizing a handheld gadget akin to an Apple Watch, iPhone, and even AirPods.
Abstract of the patent
Right here’s Apple’s summary of the patent: “Elements of the topic expertise relate to a system together with a reference gadget, a measurement gadget and a processor. The measurement gadget gives a three-dimensional (3-D) level map akin to first positions of a plurality of chosen factors on a torso of a consumer. The processor determines a form of the torso based mostly on the 3-D level map. The measurement gadget is sequentially positioned on the plurality of chosen factors, and the 3-D level map represents the primary positions of the plurality of chosen factors relative to a second place related to a location in 3-D area of the reference gadget.”
