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Apple's next big event is expected to be AR smart glasses. As early as March, Guo Mingzhi, a reliable Apple analyst, said mass production of the device would not begin after the second quarter of 2020 and that the assembly line could start sometime this year. Last year, Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster said the product would be launched in December 2021 and is expected to sell for $1300. He had predicted that Apple's smart glasses would be bigger than the iPhone.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (through Apple Insider) has just granted Apple a technology patent that can be used in the company's smart glasses. The patent, called "Image-distorting augmented reality Devices", reveals that Apple glasses, which may be named products, may help people with visual impairment. Consumers with vision problems due to age or diabetes may wear the company's smart glasses to see things they don't normally see.

Apple is using a function similar to FaceTime attention correction in iOS 13.

For example, if a person's float blocks part of the view, glasses can use warping technology to let them see what they lack. This can be done through the processor that sends the image. The technology used in the glasses will help track the user's line of sight and maintain the distorting effect even when he or she starts looking elsewhere. People without obstacles can also benefit because the image can be enlarged and easier to see. Users with normal eyesight can enlarge the details to ensure that they will not be torn off before signing the contract.

The present disclosure generally relates to the field of digital image processing and more specifically to the field of distorted images in augmented reality devices.

Many types of visual impairment can lead to partial or impaired vision. Visual impairment may be the result of many health problems, such as diabetes, old age, retinal problems and so on. For example, some people may form floating objects or blind spots in their eyes, which may cause their vision to be obscured. As a result, people usually have to compensate for blind spots and other obstacles and injuries by watching only part of the scene at a time. As a result, the whole field of vision is never immediately available.

In one embodiment, a method for image deformation is described. A method for displaying a distorted area includes: obtaining an image of a real environment; obtaining a portion of a field of view including an obstacle; determining a portion of the image of the real environment corresponding to an obstacle; applying a distortion function to the part of the image whose area surrounds the real environment corresponding to the obstacle to obtain the distorted area; and displaying the distorted area. "- Apple.

Although the chart in the patent shows a user holding an AR device to help him or her read the display on his or her phone or tablet screen, the same technology can also be applied to a pair of AR smart glasses.

Apple is using a feature similar to FaceTime attention correction, which is part of the iOS 13 update. The new feature will allow users participating in FaceTime video chat to look down at the screen while looking directly at the camera and the person at the other end of the chat. During image processing, false eye contact is created by mapping the user's face and adjusting his or her eyes. Like the technology discussed in the patent, this is done in real time.

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