Future Apple gadgets equivalent to Apple Watches might present haptic suggestions primarily based on what sort of content material is being displayed. Apple has been granted a patent (quantity US 11921926 B2) for “Content material-based Tactile Outputs.”
Concerning the patent
The patent relates usually to pc person interfaces, and extra particularly to strategies for managing content-based tactile outputs. Within the patent Apple notes that, at the moment, there’s a necessity for digital gadgets that present sensory suggestions (e.g., tactile and/or audio outputs) primarily based on the kind of content material being displayed and navigated on the show to reinforce the person expertise, improve person effectivity, and comfort in using the machine.
Nonetheless, the tech big says that some strategies for managing content-based tactile outputs utilizing digital gadgets are “usually cumbersome and inefficient.” For instance, some current strategies use a posh and time-consuming person interface, which can embody a number of key presses or keystrokes. Apple needs to offer digital gadgets with quicker, extra environment friendly strategies and interfaces for managing content-based tactile outputs.
Abstract of the patent
Right here’s Apple’s summary of the patent: “The current disclosure usually pertains to content-based tactile outputs. In some embodiments, person interfaces related to content-based tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, person interfaces related to end-of-content tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, person interfaces related to transferring a person interface in response to several types of enter are described. In some embodiments, person interfaces related to adjustable item-based tactile outputs are described. In some embodiments, person interfaces related to enter velocity-based tactile outputs are described.”
