“Apple’s patent generally relates to displays having pixels that include capacitive elements, and more particularly to displays in which capacitive elements of the pixels that form part of the display system that generates an image on the display also form part of a touch sensing system that senses touch events on or near the display,” Purcher reports. “Additionally, the patent focuses on displays including pixels with dual-function capacitive elements that translate into fewer moving parts and/or processor steps that could deliver thinner, brighter displays.”
Purcher reports, “While Apple’s patent, in general, could only be truly appreciated by someone with a Ph. D in this particular discipline, we mere mortals are able to see that Apple will use this next generation touch screen technology on their iPhone, iPod touch and yes, a touch screen MacBook or future MacBook-Tablet. Apple’s new displays will in part, utilize LTPS screen technology which is said to be lightning fast.”
Much more, including many of Apple’s patent application illustrations, in the full article here.
[Attribution: VentureBeat. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “James W.” for the heads up.]
I’ll take three.
Greaseless touching.
Ok, what was just said?
Damn, like I need a picture book to get that. Well, I guess I will look at the patent to “see” this.
I think this clinches it. Jobs is from the future.
in Ballmy’s CES Yawn-a-thon Keynote presentation, take a look at time segment 41:45 where his ‘student’ can get the touch screen to work. Classic MS failure. “…power went out earlier… so… don’t mind anythings you see up here, we’re just uh…”
too funny.
flashxl, I can’t imagine a human liver working in an alien body, but I suppose it’s not too farfetched to assume Jobs was influenced by The Man Who Fell To Earth.
One thing puzzled me in particular – “Additionally, the patent focuses on displays including pixels with dual-function capacitive elements that translate into fewer moving parts …..”
Just how many moving parts are there in existing touch screen displays ? I would have guessed at none, so fewer than none will be quite an impressive achievement.
Apple is the future of the Technology industry. Everyone else is just burning daylight while they wait to close up shop.
Murum aries attigit!
@7Over.
Yawn fest, indeed. And how lame is it that they have blocked out a demo of games at 1:07:30+…
…and 1:00:30. How pathetic is that ? You can’t even watch a demo ? Typical MS baloney.
I like their strategy. I like it a lot.
Yikes! I read all of that in 3.2 seconds. Talk about Lightnin Fast!
Balmer will soil himself when he reads this.
Hmm… so it’ll be able to tell that your finger is near it and not necessarily touching it… maybe able to use the display while wearing gloves or thick protectors over the screen?
What good are patents if they don’t defend them? By all accounts, Apple could have shut down the Pre on patent grounds. Having let that pass reduces the legal power of selectively litigating those patents against others. Steve Jobs appears not to want to win that way, and I admire that, but theft is theft.
@Demon….I agree. Microsoft should stop ignoring this phrase.
Non omnia possumus omnes.
Nothing from CRAPPLE is revolutionary. All they does is COPY! COPY! COPY!
http://www.bing.com When it comes to decisions that matter, Bing & Decide
@I’m a PC……. we already have a pretend pc comic here. His name is ZuneTang, and you mister are NO ZuneTang. Get lost, jerk!
I’m thinking a 6th Sense/MIT Media Lab UI and the new dual mode display newly in production by Pixel Qi.
If I am right you heard it first from me.
If I am wrong, I’ll deny everything.
Seriously though go check the PQ site and TED.com to see for yourselves. Seriously futura stuff.
Oh and btw:
You should realise that Mac haters have the computing equivalent of penis envy. They are not well endowed and all the world is aware of that lack.