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9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence: Apple patents detail fingerprint recognition, Haptic Feedback, and RFID Tag Readers
Boy Genius Report: New Apple patents include haptic feedback, fingerprint ID and RFID tag readers
I4U News: Apple Looks At New iPhone Features.
Engadget: Apple patent applications offer glimpses of haptic screens, RFID readers, fingerprint ID
Mac|Life all RSS Feed: 2 More Patents: Haptic Feedback and RFID Antennae
Apple patents detail fingerprint recognition, Haptic Feedback, and RFID Tag Readers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Macrumors has been digging through Apple patents and found some very tantalizing nuggets of perhaps possible future iPhone features. ...
New Apple patents include haptic feedback, fingerprint ID and RFID tag readers
Boy Genius Report —
... certain mode an iPhone might perform the following functions when touched anywhere by the following fingers:
Last up this morning is an application that places an RFID tag reader in the actual display panel of a device, allowing it to read RFID tags. We’re not sure exactly how a device will benefit from having the RFID antenna in the screen as opposed to in another area of the case but hey, patent attorneys need something to do on slow days, too.
[Via MacRumors]
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New Apple patents include tactile/haptic feedback, fingerprint ID and RFID tag readers
Boy Genius Report —
... certain mode an iPhone might perform the following functions when touched anywhere by the following fingers:
Last up this morning is an application that places an RFID tag reader in the actual display panel of a device, allowing it to read RFID tags. We’re not sure exactly how a device will benefit from having the RFID antenna in the screen as opposed to in another area of the case but hey, patent attorneys need something to do on slow days, too.
[Via MacRumors]
Read (tactile touchscreen)
Read (fingerprint ID) ...
Apple Looks At New iPhone Features.
I4U News —
... Innovation is king in the smartphone industry. Anyone who wants to stay on top has to continuously shake things up. The iPhone 3GS was a big success, but if Apple wants to beat RIM they're going to need to bring more to the table. One of the big criticisms a lot of folks have with the iPhone is that its screen does not offer any tactile feedback. There's a ...
Apple patent applications offer glimpses of haptic screens, RFID readers, fingerprint ID
Engadget —
... Alright, so you know the drill by now. A patent application doesn't necessarily mean an actual product is on the way -- but it's always fun to speculate, right? And this latest trio of applications from Apple certainly provides plenty of speculation fodder. The most ...
2 More Patents: Haptic Feedback and RFID Antennae
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] And we thought Apple scoffed at the Blackberry Storm’s haptic feedback. Guess not, because Apple has filed a patent that not only recognizes the limitations of a purely smooth touchscreen (can’t see what you are pressing), but shows haptic display technology as the solution. The patent describes a grid of *big word alert* piezoelectronic actuators that would be activated on command. Now, if you are like us and don’t spend excessive amounts of time on Wikipedia, you probably don’t know what this means. Essentially, the touchscreen would have different surfaces such ...
Apple Patents Hint at Tactile Feedback, Fingerprint ID for Future iPhones
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... finger would trigger the Play and Stop buttons in the iPod. And a fingerprint from the middle finger would trigger fast-forwarding in the iPod. Pretty neat idea, huh?
A third patent covers how a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader would work on iPhone. RFID tags are generally used for tracking items such as library books; thus, an RFID reader would more likely have business applications. Apple suggests using an RFID antenna placed in the touch sensor panel.
Haptic Feedback, Fingerprint Identification, and RFID Tag Readers in Future iPhones? ...
iPhone Patent Watch: Haptics, Biometrics, RFID, and… Karaoke?!
The iPhone Blog —
... method for letting users sing to the iPhone, and having the iPhone provide feedback on tone, pitch, etc. Basically, rating the quality of your karaoke — or of the latest pre-packaged Hollywood auto-tune single, we imagine.
Again, there’s no telling when, or if at all, Apple will release real-world products based on these patents, but they do give some hint as to which direction(s) Apple’s thinking.
Anyone want any of the them now?
[Via MacRumors twice]
This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is ...
Apple's Future iPhone Patents Show Fingerprint ID For Different Gestures, Plus More [Patent]
Gizmodo —
... The fingerprint ID also, of course, can theoretically act as a security device so that only you can activate your phone. There's also haptic (physical) feedback when you're hitting things, as well as using the touchscreen as an RFID reader. None of the three are really mindblowing in themselves, on the surface, but if implemented intelligently might make for a big step forward in the iPhone product line. [Macrumors via ...
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... » More interesting mobile patents from Apple: haptic tactile feedback. Finally coming to iPhone soon? [MacRumors] ...
mocoNews Quick Hits: 7.02.09
mocoNews —
... » More interesting mobile patents from Apple: haptic tactile feedback. Finally coming to iPhone soon? [MacRumors] ...
Patents Could Supply Clues to Next-Gen iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
Less than a month and already Apple has something new up its sleeve. According to MacRumors , Apple has released a number of new patents that may lead to the next generation iPhone features, including haptic tactile feedback, fingerprint identification as an input method, and an RFID reader. Haptic tactile feedback would help users 'feel' the difference while using the phone. One way Apple sees Haptic feedback benefiting iPhone owners is while driving. Apple stated in their patent filing: Unless touch input components are improved, users that, for example, drive a motor ...
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