The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today awarded two new patents to Apple, one of which involves hovering touch-aware technology. Similar technologies have appeared on some recently released Android devices such as the Samsung GS4; another patent It involves an in-line heart rate monitoring technology that may be used in conjunction with biometric and fitness applications.
The hovering touch sensing patent describes a detection method that can be perceived by a device when a person's finger is close but has not actually touched the touch screen device. Such hovering touch sensing technology can be used to issue commands to devices that have an electric field that helps the device determine the specific location of the user's finger.
The technology described in this patent is more advanced and effective than the hover control technology already adopted by other OEMs. Apple claims that this system can provide more efficient and accurate touch detection.
Near field can help mobile devices better recognize the user's touch behavior, distinguishing between the user's deliberate touch and unintentional touch. In the latest iPad and iPad mini, Apple has begun to distinguish between these two types of user touch behavior, including some applications that do not support palm touch, which theoretically helps improve the performance of unintentional touch detection.
The patent also describes a method for detecting touches more accurately under changing weather and environmental conditions. When the environment is at its best, it causes the touchscreen device to extract a baseline value, then detect it through the sensor as the environment changes, and fine-tune the touch detection settings to correct and improve the accuracy of the detection.
In general, Apple seems to be planning to use hover touch technology as a complementary technology to other technologies used in actual interface design.
As for heart rate detection technology, Apple's patent document describes a sensor mounted on the frame or other conductor part of the device display that reads ECG data. For example, this patented technology can be embedded in the metal guide ring around the Touch ID sensor in the current iPhone 5s design, because the functions of the two sensors are very similar.
This patent describes several methods for identifying users by user-specific biometric information. The iPhone 5s' fingerprint sensor also has this feature, but with the heart rate sensor, it becomes less convenient and more secure.
Of course, these patents will not appear in Apple's devices right away, but they can be seen in the direction and results of Apple's technology research and development.
Dual-insurance biometric security technology will definitely allow Apple to stay ahead of many vendors in terms of device security. Improving touch screens and their performance will also bring many benefits.
According to the comparison test results, Apple is also in the leading position in the industry in touch detection technology.
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