Apple will teach your device to determine the force pressing on the body

In November last year, Apple has already filed a patent technology that allows smartphone determine the effect of taps. Apparently, the company considered his invention insufficiently perfect and decided to supplement it with new features. According to AppleInsider, New details patent consists in the arrangement of sensors similar to the touchscreen, the device around the housing corners or other areas. It is assumed that they will control the secondary source.

BlackBerry is already using similar technology in the tablet Playbook and smartphone BB10. Used in these sensors require working with the device screen, obscuring the work surface by hand. Apple could do the same thing, but they went on. Unlike its competitors, the company Tim Cook is very attentive to detail.

Certainly, many faced with the problem of accidental clicks on the screen, followed by an unnecessary response. Thanks to the implementation of the Apple technology can save you from such trifles forever. Everything else, this will significantly reduce the frame around the device, something like this is the last generation sold to the iPad.

In this patent does not exhaust the possibilities. Despite all the convenience of iOS, sometimes there are situations when the capacity of one hand is not enough to control all multi-touch gestures. It is in this case will help the sensors are located under the body of the device, pressing that activate additional features.

Recall that the first mention of the patent, defining force pressing device is dated the year 2012. Since then, the technology has undergone significant changes, expanding the functionality.