Apple patents AR glasses that zoom in on what you look at
Apple describes a device with a camera and display that tracks where your eyes are looking. It uses this data to show a magnified version of the real world or add labels directly over the scene you are viewing.
In the filing’s own words
An electronic device may have a display and a camera. Control circuitry in the device can gather information on a user's point of gaze using a gaze tracking system and other sensors, can gather information on the real-world image such as information on content, motion, and other image attributes by analyzing the real-world image, can gather user vision information such as user acuity, contrast sensitivity, field of view, and geometrical distortions, can gather user input such as user preferences and user mode selection commands, and can gather other input. Based on the point-of-gaze information and/or other gathered information, the control circuitry can display the real-world image and supplemental information on the display. The supplemental information can include augmentations such as icons, text labels, and other computer-generated text and graphics overlaid on the real world image and can include enhanced image content such as magnified portions of the real-world image.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device, comprising: a camera configured to capture an image of the real world; a display configured to display content; an optical combiner configured to present the content from the display, wherein the real world is visible through the optical combiner; a gaze tracking system configured to gather point-of-gaze information; and control circuitry configured to display the content on the display based on the point-of-gaze information, wherein the content comprises a modified portion of the image of the real world and wherein the control circuitry is configured to display the modified portion of the image of the real world as an overlay on the real world.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- Image enhancement devices with gaze tracking
- Patent number
- US12731513B2
- Application number
- 19020750
- Filed
- Jan 14, 2025
- Granted
- Sep 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G09G 3/001 Physics & computingG02B 27/00 Physics & computingG02B 27/0093 Physics & computingG02B 27/0101 Physics & computingG02B 27/017 Physics & computingG02B 27/0172 Physics & computingMore from Apple in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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