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Apple’s Virtual Keyboard Patent

Apple is trying to revolutionize the way you type with their newly filed patent application titled “Static Pattern Electrostatic Haptic Electrodes”. The patent describes a touchscreen keyboard providing the nostalgic feel of typing on a mechanical keyboard that we use today. The described keyboard consists of haptic feedback sensors, which are activated through vibrations and provide electrostatic charges to provide a similar feeling as close to the real thing. This technology is named “Electrostatic Haptic Electrodes” by Apple and is designed to provide a particular voltage charge to differentiate between keys, which makes the typing easy without even looking at the keyboard.



Unfortunately, this feature is currently for Apple iPad keyboards only, but if it works Apple may bring this technology to their various devices.

Patent Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Automotive Electronics Mechanical

Ford’s In-Vehicle Drone Patent For For Emergency Situations

As Drones are turning out to be increasingly more typical in our everyday life, increasingly more tech organizations are utilizing them for various endeavors. From delivery Drones to home security. Just as the automotive company Ford, as one of their Patents came up for a vehicle with a programmable Drone. The reason for this drone stored in the storage compartment of the vehicle is to use for extreme circumstances, for example, auto accident, or breakdown.

The Drone is programmed to launch out of the vehicle if there’s an occurrence of a crisis and sign the close-by vehicles about the crash just by glimmering lights and a siren. The device has an auto mode as well as a manual mode by which the user could control the Drone from the vehicle itself. The other two additional highlights are a security mode by which the drone patrols the vehicle from any conceivable risk and a follow mode where the drone follows and takes the video of the vehicle. The personalization and custom alternative can truly drag individuals to this innovation, just as help the user in dangerous circumstances.