karl
March 29th, 2013, 04:03 PM
Apple has patented a new iPhone design featuring a wraparound display and no buttons!
The display would cover the entire surface of the devices and could include two AMOLED screens one on top of the other, according to a patent filing published this week, allowing it to give "an illusion of depth perception... mimicking a 3D experience".
“The majority of portable electronic device manufacturers utilize a common form factor consisting generally of a flat planar form factor with a single surface dedicated mainly for use as a display surface, while the other surfaces remain largely unused, save for the occasional button or switch,” the patent filing explains.
“Although this form factor lends itself to electronic devices that are aesthetically pleasing and easy to handle… the size of the user interface is generally limited to a portion of the device that takes up less than half of the overall device surface area.”
Instead, Apple envisions an iPhone with rounded edges and curved surfaces front and back, both capable of displaying information and responding to touch.
Full story and drawing here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9959968/Apple-designs-iPhone-with-wraparound-3D-display.html
The display would cover the entire surface of the devices and could include two AMOLED screens one on top of the other, according to a patent filing published this week, allowing it to give "an illusion of depth perception... mimicking a 3D experience".
“The majority of portable electronic device manufacturers utilize a common form factor consisting generally of a flat planar form factor with a single surface dedicated mainly for use as a display surface, while the other surfaces remain largely unused, save for the occasional button or switch,” the patent filing explains.
“Although this form factor lends itself to electronic devices that are aesthetically pleasing and easy to handle… the size of the user interface is generally limited to a portion of the device that takes up less than half of the overall device surface area.”
Instead, Apple envisions an iPhone with rounded edges and curved surfaces front and back, both capable of displaying information and responding to touch.
Full story and drawing here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9959968/Apple-designs-iPhone-with-wraparound-3D-display.html