- A new patent has revealed that Samsung is working on a unique upgrade to his smart ring
- A future galaxy ring could have a new type of built -in temperature sensor
- It would use motion sensors to determine what you measure
Samsung Galaxy Ring is the best smart ring that goes thanks to its excellent health tracking features, but the company is already working on future upgrades, including a temperature sensor that can detect what you are trying to measure when you touch it.
A new patent revealed by 91mobile’s reveals that the company is developing a new type of temperature sensor that would rest on the inside of the ring and could be used to take the temperature on different surfaces – at least to determine when you hold something affecting the ring’s temperature reading, like hot coffee.
The Galaxy Ring already has a built-in temperature sensor for measuring internal body temperature, a useful feature that helps strengthen the menstrual cycle predictions. However, this new patent reveals an external probe that could come along well with the measurement of other things.
According to the patent, a motion sensor could detect movement and help establish what you are trying to measure. Based on how you have moved, the ring can identify what you are trying to measure, and will reportedly be able to distinguish between your own skin temperature and the temperature of another person or object. The patent also includes visual, sound or tactile alarms that could notify you of an abnormal reading.
What could Samsung’s new smart ring patent mean?
A few of the patent images indicate some application cases. In particular, it shows that a smart ring pressed up against a cup of coffee, which may indicate that you could use a future galaxy ring to check the temperature of a drink to make sure it is safe to drink (or still warm enough to be worth drinking.)
Elsewhere, images reveal that the ring pressed on a child’s forehead shows that the feature could be used to take temperature readings to check for fever in young children.
It is a very new idea and one that is definitely years away, but also suggests future inclusion of haptic feedback in the galaxy, or maybe even a display.
The company has also patented smart gestures on a ring that allows you to control your laptop or tablet such as Tony Stark, as well as technology for an inner adjustable band that would eliminate size problems.
As noted, this is just patents, so don’t expect any of these to have in Galaxy Ring 2, which could be launched already this year.
