Who would have thought that the cover Smart Cover for iPad,
designed to lock the screen tablet, Apple can be considered more than a
protective accessory. Chief designer Jonathan Ive company believes that
"smart" cover may serve as an additional screen to the device display
electronic correspondence, SMS, and control music playback.
Smart Cover,
presented simultaneously with the iPad 2 and protects the screen from
damage, while maintaining the shape of the tablet, and can easily be
transformed into a convenient stand for typing or viewing videos. In one of the
patents Apple, issued this week, Patent and Trademark United States, describes
the Smart Cover model of the new generation, which in various forms includes
buttons for music control, battery indicator, a small touch screen for quickly
checking email and reading incoming messages .
According to the patent description, the protective device
will be powered and communicate with the gadget through a special connector,
located on one of the side faces. The author of the design is Jonathan Ive.
It is worth noting that Apple is not the first time, think
about the fact that the Smart Cover to make more functional. In August 2012,
the company received a patent on the cover of the new generation, equipped with
touch sensitive surface, which is located on the inside of the accessory. If
you find the tablet on the table in the upright cover can act as a virtual
keyboard. In addition, last month the application was made public Apple
engineers on a system of wireless
charging for the iPad , the main element of which is the Smart Cover with
mounted induction coil.
Ideas for covers for the iPad from Apple a lot, but it could
be years before the company will release a working version of one of these
devices.
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