Apple has patented control technology gadgets with the screen off

States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Apple patent that describes a technology for managing mobile devices without a touchscreen display information on the screen. By working with the gadget in this mode, You can significantly save its battery charge.

The document under number 8,407,623 describes about the management of the player or smartphone without activating the software interface. Apple Patent describes a situation where a user gadget simply hold your finger on the screen off, to add or subtract volume. The authors propose to use for this circular motion clockwise or counter-clockwise.

"In order to play music on a device with a touch screen, the user does not have to include the display. An electronic device can use the mode or configuration, with the screen determines the tactile touch, but the screen does not display the graphical interface of the device. "

Another example is given in the patent Apple, - switch tracks. Enough for two or three times the touch screen iPhone or iPod, which at this moment is in the locked position to enable the next or previous track. The user can activate the withdrawal of special graphic elements on the screen, such as the volume control bar in the management of mobile devices in this mode.

On the date of the practical implementation of technology described in the patent is not known. This function can become part of one of the following updates of iOS for the iPhone and iPod.