A new Patent
Application filed by Apple Inc. with the US Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) suggests that the company could use the logo on the
backside of iPhones as a notification light in the future models.
For now, Apple iPhones
often light up the entire screen or vibrate or ring the alert sound whenever
the user gets a notification from any app. Unlike several Android smartphones,
they don’t have a feature like blinking LED-illuminated light to provide a
visual indication of any notification. However, it may change soon as the new
patent, which was first spotted by Apple Insider, talks about an adjustable
decoration that will notify iPhone users in case of an incoming call, a
calendar reminder, etc. The iPhone creators may finally put the logo at the
back of the device to good use by changing it from a simple mirror finish mark
to a glowing sign that will indicate the reception of a notification.
Although till now
there is no confirmation on this piece of information, what makes it
considerable is the new patent published by the USPTO. As per this patent,
Apple would not just turn the logo glowing but also provide users with options
to customize it by allowing them to choose from various colors.
The patent titled
“Electronic Devices with Adjustable Decoration” puts light on the way the
company may add a ‘decorative element’ on the device’s case to glow the logo.
The decoration can have multiple layers.
The patent adds that
Layers 40′ may comprise many fixed layers, including fixed patterned metal
layers, fixed layers of fabric, fixed patterned thin-film interference filters,
frosted glass, textured films, etc. Besides, Layer 40′ may include one or more
adjustable layers, which can be used in adjusting optical characteristics for
decoration 40. There could be an adjustable mirror layer, an adjustable tint
layer, and an adjustable haze layer as well.
Though Apple was
available with the glowing logo in the past as well; for example, its MacBook
has had such a logo until 2015, yet the fact is that it didn’t alert users
about notifications. Nevertheless, the latest patent suggests that the new
functionality will soon be available on Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iMac, but as
it emphasizes adjusting the decoration for incoming calls, text messages, or
other communications, there are possibilities that the feature could come only
in iPhones first.
Moreover, it is
possible that the feature may not get launched at all as companies often file
patent applications revolving around new features, and whether they finally end
up launching the aspects or not is another question. For view source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/new-patent-hints-future-iphones-may-get-glowing-apple-logo-for-notifications/
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