Apple bags patent on curved display, virtual buttons, etc

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iPhone에 랩어라운드 디스플레이, 얼굴 인식 센서, 광학 투명 유리, 그리고 물리적 버튼이 전혀 없는 제품을 준비하셨나요? 이제 Apple가 최근에 이 특허들을 획득했으니, 앞으로 이를 보는 것이 큰 가능성이 됩니다.

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보도에 따르면, 회사는 유연한 AMOLED 디스플레이와 광학적으로 투명한 유리를 함께 사용해 새로운 iPhone 디자인을 만들 수 있다고 합니다. 이 곡선형 폼 팩터는 (Jollibee의 디저트 포장처럼 보이는 것을 제외하고) 이제 한 개의 앱 아이콘을 더 넣을 수 있게 되어, 각 행에 원래 네 개였던 아이콘이 다섯 개가 됩니다.

Physical buttons may no longer make its appearance in the new design. The patent indicates that the embedded volume control (406 on the image) could be seen anytime and could be adjusted by first holding a finger on it. Once held, the volume control 'drops down' and expands to the entire left side of the device -- kind of similar to iOS' video scrubbing feature on video playback.

iPod에서 화면을 잠그고 풀 때 흔히 볼 수 있는 물리적 Hold 버튼을 화면 가장자리의 멀티터치 제스처로도 구현할 수 있습니다.

특허는 또한 새로운 디자인이 여러 대의 카메라를 사용해 사용자의 얼굴을 촬영하고 통합된 얼굴 인식 소프트웨어를 이용해 시야가 어디인지 판단할 수 있다고 명시하고 있습니다; 이를 통해 iPhone가 시각적 프레젠테이션을 사용자가 효과적으로 인식하도록 조정합니다.

곧 볼 수 있을 것 같지는 않네요. TechRadar에 따르면 이 새로운 기능들이 제공되려면 iPhone 9 정도까지 갈 수도 있지만, 확실히 아는 사람은 없습니다. 지금은 Apple가 2011년에 출원한 특허가 이제 실행된 것에 대해 기뻐합시다.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What new display technology might Apple use in a future iPhone?
Apple might use a flexible AMOLED display with optically-transparent glass.
How would volume control work on the new iPhone design?
The embedded volume control appears when a finger is held on it, then drops down and expands to the left side.
How would the iPhone adjust its display based on the user's face?
Multiple cameras capture the user's face, and facial-recognition software determines their field of vision to adjust visual presentations.
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18 Comments

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Rawr · 12 years ago

So magkakaroon na ng Apple Pie Phone (insert number here) soon?

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Apple Pie · 12 years ago

Parang Apple Pie lang ng McDo.

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mrHands · 12 years ago

This article is poorly researched and terribly written. First off, it is only granted 1 patent and not combination of “wraparound display, face-recognizing sensors, optically-transparent glass”.

The title itself is very misleading. The patent grant is for “ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH WRAP AROUND DISPLAY” not curved display, virtual buttons or etc (who the hell etc. in the title). I’m pretty sure that wraparound display is categorically different from curved display.

This is just bad.

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mrHands · 12 years ago

Oh, technoradar’s straplines are actually puns. So don’t go and write “According to TechRadar it could even be as far as iPhone 9” just because it’s strapline says “Maybe for the iPhone 9 or so”, it’s meant to be taken lightly. -_-‘

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Gman · 12 years ago

Samsung has already launched concept phones and Galaxy fit which has these screens. I wonder if they filed a patent too.

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Paolo · 12 years ago

Apple’s really stifling innovation for other brands. Grabbing patents for product features they won’t be integrating in years. AND will sue anyone who infringes on their patent rights.

Boo Apple.

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HiERARCH · 12 years ago

boo apple! make your own. duhh

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Wilbert · 12 years ago

WOW!

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Miss Call · 12 years ago

Curved screen perfected!

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