Even thoughApple Vision Proisn’t inflammation up Apple ’s sale sheets just yet , it ’s still influencing its competitors in a major way . The latest evidence comes courtesy of a patent filing from none other than Meta , which was seemingly very inspired by one of Vision Pro ’s most alone features .
harmonize to a patent filingspotted by Patently Apple , Meta has developed a feature described as “ Embedded Sensors in Immersive Reality Headset to enable Social Presence ” for the next Quest headset . If you think that sounds a lot like Vision Pro ’s Eyesight feature , you ’d be correct . And if you recollect Meta is suddenly shifting gears to project its Quest Pro headset to look a lot more like Vision Pro , you ’d also be right . Just take a face at the verbal description of the feature :
The present revelation is related to virtual reality and augment reality ( VR / AR ) headsets configured with multiple facial detector to enable social bearing in immersive reality applications . More specifically , the present disclosure is affiliate with embedded sensors in VR / AR headsets to furnish selective information and incorporate , in actual time , a facial expression of a user to a subject avatar for an immersive reality app .
If that ’s not EyeSight , we do n’t know what is . It ’s a curious feature for Meta to copy — especially in such a way that it necessitate a patent . EyeSight isVision Pro ’s most divisive feature , with the great unwashed sharing images of wonky visuals but Apple using it as a centrepiece of Vision Pro ’s marketing .
It ’s also potential that this patent refers only to take measurements of eyes and facial expression for usein VR . In other Christian Bible , not showing it on the outside of the gimmick but rather make your virtual avatar mimic your genuine - life story facial expressions . In that type , this patent comes nigher to imitate Apple ’s body of work on Personas than EyeSight .
We ’re not entirely sure how such a patent would be allowed when EyeSight exists , but Meta does append that the sign could be “ from an electrical sensor , from a capacitive sensor , from a impinging mike , from an optical sensor , from a haptic detector , from a wet detector , and from a temperature sensor . ” That ’s probably different enough for the letters patent police , but we have to assume Apple is n’t thrilled .
Or perhaps it is . Vision Pro is still in its other stages of growing and if it ’s influencing one of its expectant challenger in such a high - profile way , perhaps Apple is on the correct track .
