In today’s episode of Apple’s Latest Patent Documentation we see Figure 3. A sketch that appears to show a ultra-wide touchpad for laptops. The patent for this was originally filed on August 25, 2004, but the US Patent office has just now released it. The documentation states that this is a traditional touchpad used to control and move the cursor. Additionally it describes technologies that are used to distinguish from different types of touches. For example: one palm could be rested on the touchpad while the other hand can be actually using the touchpad. It also uses many different methods to distinguish between purposeful and accidental touches. Macsimum News dissects the lengthy patent documentation; check it out for more information.
Apple files new patent for wide touchpad for notebooks [Macsimum News]
