Apple Wins Patent for Socially Distant Group Selfies

It can be difficult to return to business as usual during America’s first phase of reopening with federal social distancing recommendations still in effect. But a new patent from Apple gives us a glimpse into how one bit of normalcy—group selfies—might work even when we’re all at least six feet apart.

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As spotted by Patently Apple and the Verge, this week Apple secured a patent for “synthetic group selfies” so you can snag a picture together without physically being together. It sounds perfect for when you want to project the veneer of friendship for the ‘gram while still being a blanket gremlin at home. 

Based on the patent application, it looks like users would be able to invite other people to take a group selfie with them, and then Apple’s software would piece their independently taken photos into a single image. This compositing process would work similarly for recorded video and live streaming images too.

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