Apple plans to give iPhone and iPad displays tactile feedback through the introduction of the buttons below the touch screen mobile devices. Description of the technology is given in the patent application, which was announced on Tuesday, the Office of Patents and Trademarks USA.
Apple patent numbered 8,816,977 called "Electronic devices with flexible screens." The technology involves the presence of smartphones and tablets display several layers: a flexible OLED-panel, touch screen, and a coating layer (this may be flexible or solid material).As a result, the user can interact with components mounted below the display of the mobile device.
As an example of development, Apple leads the keys below the screen for typing, which can use by pressing on the screen more than usual. Furthermore, so the company can get rid of physical keys, e.g. the volume keys and food placing them directly under the display surface.Patent specification described in detail the process of temporary deformation of the screen surface, followed by reduction after clicking on the button.
The technology also provides for a tactile response to keystrokes using a vibrator and the speakers. On the timing of the implementation of the patented design Apple has traditionally not covered.