Apple gets a patent for iPad Smart Cover that can be used like a liquid crystal pen tablet

Apple got a patent on smart tablet cover that can also draw like display built-in & LCD pen tablet. Apple has released a smart cover with a keyboard already, but with the newly acquired patent contents smart cover states that you can display handwritten memos on the outside as a reminder or solar panels can be generated with solar panels It is drawn.

United States Patent: 9335793
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=9335793

Apple granted patent for even smarter iPad cover, with built-in display & amp; sketchpad | 9to5Mac
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/10/apple-patent-smart-cover-display-sketchpad/

The smart cover connects to the iPad as follows. At this time, although the actual connection terminal of the iPad has three points, in the illustration four points are drawn, pointed out by Apple related information site 9to5Mac. Of course, not all contents of the patent will be commercialized, but at the moment there are now enough possibilities that connection terminals used mainly for the use of the smart keyboard will be used for functions beyond the keyboard .


It can also be used as a cover that does not damage the screen ......


It can also be used as a stand. At this time, the cover has built-in display divided into four, it seems that the message is displayed on the display part facing outward.


When wearing the cover · When viewing the iPad from the side when using the stand this way.


If you use the cover like this, you can play music, stop, etc. from the front of the iPad or from the back.


Furthermore, it is also possible to display the icon of the application on the rightmost side of the four divided displays. The left three can be used as a solar panel.


The cover looks like it can be used in the form of pinching the iPad main body, so you can use one as a stand and the other as a keyboard at the same time ....


Like the pen tab of Wacom, you can draw a cover as a display.


Furthermore, even when the iPad is protected with a cover, notifications can be confirmed from the outside.


In addition, it seems that you can also display handwritten notes as reminders.