Apple Wants Your Apple Watch to Act Like a Lifeguard

From itsheart rate monitorsto itscar wreck detective work , theApple Watchhas a throng of feature of speech that have helped save lives . Now , Apple require to lend another characteristic to the smartwatch that can warn you about going to the bass remainder of the pond .

The feature , have-to doe with to as a“digital pocket billiards attendant”in the patent paperwork first make out by9to5Macon Tuesday , would detect irregular swimming behavior , which could imply a person is drowning . This word of advice could then be relayed to family members on their Apple Watch or institutionalise to a drowning spotting system at a pool to notify lifeguards . If a person is not much of a bather , the lookout man could also give a monition when they ’re blend in into the deep goal of the kitty .

This feature works by using the different detector in the Apple Watch such as the accelerometer , gyroscope , GPS , and centre rate monitor . It would be capable to determine swim strokes and motion while swim , as well as figure out where your heart rate should be when swimming normally and not float . The Apple Watch would also be able to influence when the datum from the sensors is totally off , signify a somebody could be in distraint .

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Apple did n’t like a shot respond to a postulation for comment about the feature .

This feature is just a patent at the instant and it ’s unclear when this could be usable or how it would exploit if it becomes a world . If Apple go fast , it might show off the characteristic at this year’sWWDCin June . That ’s the show where Apple reveals the latest WatchOS and usually shows off all the new things it can do . However , if the feature want more sentence , Apple could debut it when it unveils the next Apple Watch and iPhone , which usually happens at an event in September .

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