Patents are great things as they often highlight ambitious or unlikely ideas, and a recent Apple Watch patent is one case in point. Published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on April 1 and reviewed by Apple Insider, a patent titled "Detection of Electronic Device Swipe and Mode Switch Events" specifies the ability of an Apple Watch to respond to a "sudden event". By this, the patent literally means blowing the watch, which then responds in multiple possible ways, such as answering a call or stopping a song. So it would basically be a gesture control, and it could also activate different functions if, for example, you blow a couple of times in a row.
(Image credit: Apple/USPTO) Cela peut sembler inutile, mas com le montre le brevet, l'Apple Watch est portée sur l'un de vos poignets, ce qui signifie que vous ne pouvez interagir avec ella qu'avec une seule main, et si cette main est occupée par otra cosa. - for example, taking your purchases or having a drink, then you practically have no luck. Voice inputs are one solution, but in a stealthy environment or where you just don't want to use your voice, it's not ideal either. Blowing is an alternative option. This system is also lied in relation to other wearables, so possibly a future iPhone will respond to your breath, but an Apple Watch seems the most obvious and likely use case, and the one most patent-focused. So are we going to see this on the Apple Watch XNUMX? Although we cannot rule it out, it is not very likely. Many patents are not developed in full functionality and, sometimes, these require a long time. We'll agree that this is one of those great ideas that's never going to get past the idea stage, and if it does, it probably won't happen until Apple Watch XNUMX or XNUMX, but we'll never know.