Apple iPad's Smart Cover Could Serve As A Secondary Display

If you were #-Link-Snipped-#, which was launched early last year along with the iPad 2, the new concept from Apple is sure to blow your mind. According to the patent claims submitted by Apple, this accessory could act as secondary display which sensitive is to touch and still maintains the flexibility of a Smart Cover. This Smart Cover is capable of displaying additional icons, can act as media player control buttons, display notifications and serve as a virtual keyboard. Even though, these concepts are path breaking, only time will tell when these concepts will become reality.

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Although rumors were going around at the end of last year about this it could never be confirmed. But as soon as the US Patent and Trademark Office made its records public this innovation was confirmed by the full text and image database available on the website.

Via: Apple patents a Smart Case with a secondary display - PhoneArena

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