Apple this week two of his patented invention. Company received patents for additional controls for the iPad, as well as wireless electronic bracelet. Applications promulgated Patent and Trademark United States.
First Apple patent application describes the controls for the iPad in the form of sensors. They are encouraged to place around the perimeter of the cover plate on the back. Gamers can use them as controllers in games with non-standard control. For example, you can not touching the touch screen to lead a more precise aiming in shooters in football simulators aim at goal, choosing a specific angle shooting, or solve puzzles.
Fitted into the rear surface iPad sensors may be ultrasonic and capacitive and reactive to pressure. Developers technology noted that in the case of tablet with the fingers on the sensors lie in a natural way and does not cause problems during use.
Apple in the second patent describes a "smart" bracelet, which can be used in hospitals to monitor the state of health of the patient. Read the information and save the data in memory with an electronic bracelet will be using a smartphone, which mates with it via Bluetooth.Bracelet can have sensors that measure certain health indicators, such as body temperature and heart rate.
Not surprisingly, Apple's patent on the wireless bracelet has received considerable media attention, given that in early June at the Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC 2014 the company introduced the Health application to collect data on health and physical activity of the user.
When new developments will be used in real products, not specified.