Apple has been filed for a patent (quantity 20230205271) that hints at an iMac with rear-facing projectors. It’s dubbed “Housing Buildings And Enter-Output Units For Digital Units.”
Concerning the patent submitting
Within the patent submitting, Apple says that such an iMac could be geared up with a stand that might help the pc’s housing in order that its show is overlapped by the entrance wall and could also be considered by a consumer. Projectors on the again of the all-in-one may venture photographs onto close by surfaces.
What’s extra, Apple says that sensors, 3D picture sensors, cameras, and different parts may function by the iMac’s housing partitions. The entrance and rear of the pc might be manufactured from glass, clear polymer, or different clear supplies.
Abstract of the patent submitting
Right here’s Apple’s summary of the patent: “An digital system might have input-output units resembling sensors, shows, wi-fi circuitry, and different digital parts mounted inside a housing. The housing might have opposing entrance and rear partitions. A show could also be shaped on a entrance aspect of the system and could also be overlapped by a entrance housing wall resembling a glass layer.
“Sensors and different parts could also be shaped on a rear aspect of the system and could also be overlapped by a rear housing wall. The rear housing wall might have a glass portion or different clear construction by which projectors venture photographs onto close by surfaces and thru which picture sensors and different optical sensors obtain gentle. The housing could also be supported by a stand. {An electrical} element within the stand might work together with an digital system on the stand. Wi-fi circuitry in an exterior merchandise might wirelessly couple to wi-fi circuitry inside the housing.”
