Updated august 11 below. This article was first published on August 8, 2020.
When Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series Four in September 2018, it brought fall detection, an amazing feature that can load new facets to make it much more innovative. That’s according to a new continuation patent, revealed this week.
Apple Watch hardware updates arrive quickly. Another recently granted patent, discovered through William Gallagher at Apple Insider, which can radically replace the Watch’s functionality and take some other steps toward the independence of his iPhone companion.
This is an absolutely different and very advanced antenna formula, and here is the cool component, fused on the screen itself. No, don’t worry, you may not see it when you look at the glass, it’s hidden. This means that the antenna can be wide and prolonged on a much larger surface than it does lately, which probably means it selects a signal better. The antenna discovered in the present
The clock is narrower than this proposed update and lately it’s on the side. It’s a small component, but there’s not much loose area inside the watch. “An antenna can be incorporated into the demonstration module,” the patent says, describing it as “a resonant antenna detail in the form of a grid of attractive conductive lines in the dielectric layer.” You know you need to gain space when you use word lines, don’t you?
Just one thought, but can this extra layer also take credit for the stored area through the omission of the Force Touch mechanism that is absent in watchOS 7 and probably means that the component that feeds it is also omitted? To be clear, Force Touch requires a component differently, however, this would possibly be a component of a general reordering of, you know, things. Better wireless connectivity has long prevailed for the next Apple Watch and is possibly how it will be achieved.
As usual, this patent would possibly refer to anything that isn’t intended for Apple Watch Series 6 this year, but much later or not. Exciting, though. Especially since the generation can also simply paint on other devices as well as watches, Apple can also integrate it into headphones, iPhones and other products.
In the meantime, let’s go back to the patent …
As reported by the continually vigilant Patently Apple, the new patent is designed to take the Fall Detection capability further. How it works right now is that if you fall hard, the Watch spots it.
Then start monitoring your movements and after a minute of immobility, launch a 30-second countdown and tap your wrist while an alarm sounds that increases in volume to alert someone nearby. They can then notify others by calling them, such as members of the family circle, caregivers, or even emergency services. You can also trigger an alarm. Before making those calls, the watch gives you a tap on your wrist to ask if it’s okay. You can say “I’m fine” to forget about the alert or call the emergency services.
The feature is enabled by default on Apple watches that belong to others over the age of 55, differently enabled in a configuration.
So what does the new continuation patent offer?
The third is the key claim. He says: “A formula comprising: one or more processors; one or more sensors and one or more computer-readable non-transient media garage commands that, when run through the processor or processors, cause the processor or processors to perform operations that include: receiving motion knowledge received through the sensor or sensors during an era of time, in which the sensor or sensors are transported through a user … »
There’s so much more to this type of writing and all of Jack Purcher’s analytical notes on Patently Apple to read them all carefully. Maybe it’s called Apple.
The key facts are that Apple is giving itself room to make this system work with more sensors and processors, which may indicate that while the current Fall Detection works with existing sensors, more will be added to enhance the feature.
This can be a game changer, as it can allow the formula to load more knowledge into the notification it generates, so that when it communicates with emergency services, the data it provides is complete and can save lives.
As Patently Apple points out, “health signs that can be calculated with electrodes include, but are not limited to, cardiac purposes (ECG, ECG), water content, frame fat ratios, galvanic skin resistance and combinations.”
For an eloquent and detailed concept of what this might mean, Ben Lovejoy of 9tofiveMac accurately describes what the rescuer can hear when answering the phone: “This is an automated emergency call on behalf of John Appleseed. John is 38 years old. boy who’s had a rough fall and isn’t reacting. Its current location is approximately 767 5th Ave, New York, NY 101five3. John’s current center frequency is 33 beats consistent with minute. Its central frequency at general rest is 42 beats consistent with minute. John is five feet 11 inches tall and weighs 168 pounds. Your BMI is 23.5 and your body fat is 22%, either in fitness ranges. Shows no symptoms of atrial fibrillation. John does workouts and fitness knowledge on his phone does not record any known medical situation or medication. This message will be repeated 3 more times, with an updated center rate. »
It’s all pretty good. Of course, the same old disclaimer applies, according to which a patent does not materialize in a product. But in that case, let’s hope so.
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