Patent: a solar touch screen for iPhone

Apple recently obtained a patent
particularly interesting. Even if the implementation seems complex, the idea
is conversely rather clever:integrate into the touch screen of
the iPhone of solar cells to recharge the
battery.

As with each patent, it should be noted that this is only a
research track, but knowing that Apple works in this sense is rather a
Good thing:

Completely integrated into the touch screen,these cells
solaries would be able to allow the iPhone recharge without for
You might as well come and disturb the display.

Thus thanks to a finger detection system, the elements of the screen
can choose to go into capacitive mode so that the user can
Use the iPhone or in energy mode to collect energy.

Thanks to a software and hardware solution, a unit of
control may then decide whether the energy collected must be sent to
Battery storageor attributed directly to
iphone operation.

Even if it was deposited in 2008, it is very unlikely that this system
arrives with the next iPhone. However, a solution of this type allowing
to win a few % of battery during the day would be, I am
certain, much appreciated by users.

What do you think?

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