Compania Apple cauta metode prin care poate revolutiona terminalul iPhone prin intermediul Touch ID, cei din Cupertino descriind intr-un brevet de inventie o tehnologie care ar functiona cu ajutorul cititorului de amprente din iPhone sau iPad si ar schimba complet experienta cu ele.
Pentru inceput, compania Apple spune ca poate implementa setari in iOS care ar permite controlarea unei varietati de functii in functie de amprenta citita de catre Touch ID, utilizatorii putand avea conturi diferite pe un iDevice, accesul anumitor persoane putand fi restrictionat complet.
Mai exact, Apple descrie posibilitatea ca iOS-ul sa fie personalizat pentru diverse persoane si in functie de persoana care deblocheaza terminalul sa fie afisata interfata cu anumite setari, accesul la continut si functii putand fi deasemenea restrictionat in functie de utilizator.
Separat de simpla citire a amprentelor, compania Apple descrie si un sistem care implica utilizarea unor senzori de presiune pentru a detecta diverse tipuri de apasari pentru a actiona anumite functii in sistemul de operare iOS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE PROCESSOR MATCHES THE FINGERPRINT INFORMATION AGAINST A KNOWN FINGERPRINT FROM AN AUTHORIZED USER, THE PROCESSOR CAN TAKE ONE OR MORE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE THERETO. IN A FIRST SUCH CASE, THE PROCESSOR CAN AUTHORIZE USAGE OF A DEVICE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PROCEDURE, FOR A SEQUENCE OF PROCEDURES, FOR A SELECTED TIME DURATION, UNTIL A TRIGGER INDICATING THAT THE USER IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED, OR UNTIL THE USER DE-AUTHORIZES THE DEVICE.
Una dintre functionalitatile descrise in baza presiunii aplicate pe butonul Home ne-ar permite sa setam deschiderea unei anumite aplicatii la deblocarea, dezactivarea anumitor functii ale iOS putand fi deasemenea facuta cu aceeasi actiune.
Mai mult decat atat, diverse tipuri de presiune aplicate pe butonul Home ar putea genera si diverse metode de a controla aplicatiile instalate in terminalele noastre, ideea fiind similara cu cea oferita acum de catre 3D Touch.
THE USER CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT EFFECT PRESENTED IN RESPONSE TO A RELATIVELY SOFT TOUCH, IN CONTRAST WITH A RELATIVELY HARD TOUCH. FOR A SECOND EXAMPLE, THE USER CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT EFFECT PRESENTED BASED ON AN ANALOG MEASURE OF APPLIED FORCE, SUCH AS AN ATTEMPT TO TURN A DIAL OR WHEEL, OR PUSH OR TURN A JOYSTICK, IN A GAMING APPLICATION.
Separat de apasarile puternice, Apple descrie si metode prin care ar putea detecta miscarile mainii facute deasupra unui buton Home pentru a controla diverse functii ale unui iDevice, aici fiind necesari si senzori de proximitate implementati in carcasa produsului.
A gesture, fingerprint, or applied force may be performed by moving one or more fingers or other objects in a particular manner on touch I/O device 1006 such as tapping, pressing, rocking, scrubbing, twisting, changing orientation, pressing with varying pressure and the like at essentially the same time, contiguously, or consecutively. A gesture, fingerprint, or applied force may be characterized by, but is not limited to a pinching, sliding, swiping, rotating, flexing, dragging, or tapping motion between or with any other finger or fingers. A single gesture may be performed with one or more hands, by one or more users, or any combination thereof.
Toata functionalitatea descrisa de catre compania Apple in acest brevet de inventie este extrem de interesanta, insa ramane de vazut daca tehnologia va ajunge vreodata sau nu in produsele Apple.