#ApplePatent# #iPhone# Apple is researching ways to hide bangs by moving the display when the front camera is not in use.
Patently Apple, a patent media, reported on the 3rd (local time) that Apple registered a patent titled "Electronic Device with Adjustable Display Window" at the U.S. Patent Office.
Add a mobile display to eliminate calluses
The relevant patent mentions a method of displaying or hiding the front camera and optical sensor through a mobile display.
The first method is to set up a mobile display window under the transparent display screen. When using the camera or Face ID sensor below the screen, the window will be opened and closed when not in use, thus hiding the part.
The second method is to configure a flexible display under the transparent panel and use the scroll to move it to display or block the camera or sensor located below.
In both cases, the OLED display is moved, but the hard transparent glass panel above does not move. Therefore, there is no need to worry about internal parts being exposed.
However, IT media BGR commented that frequently moving the display in this way inside the device will require a lot of power, so the battery capacity may need to be increased.
When will iPhone bangs disappear?
Apple is currently fighting hard to eliminate bangs. Apple recently applied for a display patent for Touch ID and Face ID. The patent title is "See-through Image of Display Electronic Devices", which is a built-in sensor under the display screen. Through this technology, it can sense peripheral light, close-range object perception, depth sensing, and identify biological images, etc.
The document explains that the system can recognize fingerprints or faces through a sensor located under the display, so it can be used with Touch ID and Face ID. In addition, according to patent images, Apple may also be considering using the system on Macbook displays.
Apple professional analyst Mingqi Kuo once predicted that Apple plans to use a hole-in-the-wall display design on the iPhone launched in 2022, and to install an under-screen camera system on the iPhone launched in 2023, completely eliminating Noch.