Izixhobo ze-Apple zinokulawulwa ngokujongwa kwamehlo okanye izijekulo, oku ngokweempawu zepatent esanda kupapashwa, echaza uphando lwe-Apple kwi Ubunzulu be-3D bemephu yetekhnoloji.
Itekhnoloji iya kusekelwa kuhlobo lobunzulu bemephu ye-3D esandula kusetyenziswa kwilensi ezimbini ezimbini ze-iPhone 7 Plus, kodwa iya kusebenzisa oku kwiindlela ezintsha abasebenzisi abanxibelelana ngazo neMac yabo okanye, mhlawumbi, iApple TV nge. ukusetyenziswa kwentshukumo yomoya okanye ukukhangela kwamehlo ukujonga iimenyu kunye nomxholo ovela kwisikrini.
Ilungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza linika isishwankathelo sendlela le teknoloji inokusebenza ngayo, ngokudibanisa imephu ye-3D yabasebenzisi kunye nomfanekiso we-2D osetyenziswa yinkqubo ukufumanisa ukuba ngubani osebenzisanayo.
Ukuba lilungelo elilodwa lomenzi wechiza, ezinye zeendlela ezichazwa nguApple zibanzi. Umzekelo, Akukacaci ngokupheleleyo ukuba inkqubo yokwenza imephu ye-laser yokwamkelwa kwentshukumo iya kusebenza njani ngokubambisana nenkqubo.. Kukho iingcebiso, ezinjengombono wokuba umsebenzisi unokuskrola kwiphepha lewebhu esebenzisa ukujonga kwakhe, okanye ukhethe iinketho kwiscreen ngokukhomba kuyo.
Le yinto eyakuthi i-Apple iphele iyisebenzisa njengento engaphezulu nje kovavanyo lwe-R&D, kodwa njengoko kuphawuliwe, itekhnoloji efanayo sele ivele kwi-iPhone. Njengoko kubonwa nge-Siri kunye ne-3D Touch itekhnoloji, i-Apple ngokuqinisekileyo ibonakalise ukuzimisela kwayo yazisa ubugcisa obuthile kwisixhobo kwaye ke ukwandisa ukusebenza kwazo ngokuzisa kwezinye izixhobo.
I-Apple ayiqhelekanga kule ndawo, isebenza okwethutyana kunye ne-patent ye-3D okokuqala ngqa ngaphezu kwesiqingatha seshumi leminyaka eyadlulayo, kwi-2009, xa yafumana inkampani i-PrimeSense.