Apple ’s been look atKinect - like3D gesturesfor a whilenow , and now it’sfiled for a unexampled 3D GUI patentthat would make using an iPhone or iPad a lot like a cross between a stripped - down little Kinect and a window into a parallel world .
Did Apple Just Patent Xbox Kinect ?
The patent lay out an interface that would apply proximity detector to countenance a user control a “ camera view ” that would shift around a 3D environment as the wandering machine is rotate or moved . Imagine a viewfinder in the eye of a cube , with apps and video on the wall . The interface itself would be control by gestures made above the screen . That seems a bit gawky , but being that it ’s just a patent of invention diligence , who knows if this ever sees the light of day . [ obviously Apple ]
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