Apple Granted Patent to Let Users Take Socially Distant Group Selfies

Jun. 8, 2020

Apple has been granted a new patent for a software that lets users take group selfies while maintaining social distance. Technically speaking, the patent filing is for a software that generates “synthetic group selfies”. However, it will solve for selfies during social distancing as well.

Based on the patent filings we can see that the software will allow a user to invite others to be a part of a selfie.The software will then arrange multiple invitees into a group selfie.Apparently, the selfie can include stored images and videos, or live streamed images. Moreover,users will be able to save the selfie, edit it, or even change their position in the selfie afterwards.

When you are invited to be a part of a group selfie, you will get a notification asking you if you want to join. A design for this can be seen in the screenshot below taken from the patent filing.