Apple Patents Pressure-Sensitive iPhone And iPad Displays

Appleinsider reports US patent and trademark office published an Apple patent describing a device with built-in pressure sensors which will provide detection of gestures outside touch regions. These sensors are mounted in the corners or under the LCD Panel. It is also noted that new device will allow for detection of gestures coming from beyond the touch-sensitive regions of the display, so you could have swipes recognized as coming from the bezel for instance.

Other benefits would include the ability to better detect and discount thinks like a palm resting on the display, or a thumb that’s on-screen and yet just being used to support or hold a device, rather than as part of a touch input gesture. Already, Apple’s iOS displays are among the best when it comes to accidental touch detection, but this system would make that even better, which could potentially allow for further reduction of bezel size, for instance, or even making it possible to determine different kinds of input based not only on how many fingers are used, but on the force of the press.

Source: AppleInsider