According to the list recently announced by the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Microsoft submitted a patent for a smart backpack in May this year. Cloud-based information and interaction with other devices.
The patented design sketch is attached here as follows. It can be seen that the shoulder strap of the backpack is equipped with multiple sensors such as cameras, microphones, and speakers. The bottom of the backpack is also equipped with network interfaces, processors, and memory.
Microsoft stated in the patent description: "The evolution of computing performance has given digital assistants more skills. The concept of the present invention involves the improvement of wearable digital assistants to help users perform various tasks."
In the application scenario described in the patent, Microsoft wears an AI backpack to go skiing, and can scan the surrounding environment to inform the user whether it has crossed the boundary; standing in front of the music poster, it can automatically create calendar items according to user prompts, reminding to buy tickets and attend concerts; In the supermarket, the price of the past 1-2 weeks can be automatically detected, and compared with the prices of other supermarkets.
Since Apple released AirTag, everyone has paid more attention to the anti-lost of items. Apple's Find My can find iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. Today's Find My can not only find Apple devices, but also with third-party devices. Joining will enrich the territory of Find My Network. The product and Find My can realize the function of intelligent anti-lost.
Features supported by Find My
Harmful Tracking Detection: This feature notifies users of accessories that may not be recognized normally, and tracks the location of such accessories over time.
Lost mode setting number: Support setting specific devices or accessories into lost mode through this network, and you can also set a reserved number for people to contact you when they are found.
Find the location of the lost device: When a user loses a device, it can be marked as lost mode, and then the device information will be transmitted to each other in the Bluetooth network. Finally, when a user's Bluetooth detects the lost item, it will transmit its approximate location back to the original lost user to help the user find the device quickly.
Control the device to play sound: You can remotely initiate the play of sound to help users find accessories. This action supports both accessory owners and non-owners. After finding the approximate location of the accessory, the user can make the owner's iOS device sound a reminder, and the owner cancels the reminder to find the device.
In the future, Find My will become an independent network, and the addition of third-party devices will enrich the territory of Find My Network. Find My Network will provide third-party interfaces to provide better services. It will not destroy user privacy, except for the user, Apple and third parties will not know the specific location of the mobile phone. Apple's Find My technology uses Apple devices' Bluetooth wireless signals to create a device network to find lost items, and they will work with third-party companies to create Find My Network anti-lost products.
ST17H6x Apple Find My chip
Support Find My Network
Built-in 64 KB SRAM, 96 KB ROM storage space, and support multiple external SPI, PWM, DMA, UART
Support SIG-Mesh, support multiple nodes Friend, LowPower, Proxy, Relay
Perfect security mechanism: based on AES -128 algorithm hardware encryption, hardware accelerator supporting encryption algorithm
Rich communication interface and GPIO pins, can support various scenarios and complex applications
ST17H6x chip is used in Apple Find My application
ST17H6x multi-scenario application average power consumption
Lenze Technology has applied the Find My function in many Bluetooth product solutions. Practical application scenarios of the Find My function: children's watches, car keys, pet collars, anti-lost shoes, smart crutches, anti-lost schoolbags, wallets, and card holders.