iPhone 6 could get display with sonar

Apple smartphone can get a new generation of display with sonar, which allows the device user to navigate in space and to determine the location of objects with high sound signals, says Macworld.

Rumors about the exciting possibilities for the next generation iPhone emerged after the publication of the new Apple patent applications in the Patent and Trademark United States. The company's engineers require to build it into a mobile device display audio sensor and sources of electromagnetic radiation of different spectra. Another Apple patent describes a mechanism for determining the distance to the object based on echolocation.

The publication suggests that Apple could equip the sonar display iPhone 6. This will including reduced thickness smartphone and abandon proximity sensor that disables Touch Recognition feature when the unit is close to a person. In addition, the device can detect a fall. For example, such a mechanism is in some hard drives - feel the drive is "in flight"; they take measures to limit the mechanical damage to the surface of the plates.

But in Apple can go ahead and use sonar to iPhone 6 to recognize the environment in real time. Sonar enables smartphone model environment much faster than just using cameras. So, iPhone could not, for example, lead owner in the dark, showing the surroundings on your screen. It could also create an application for the blind and visually impaired, which issues instructions when driving on unfamiliar terrain. However the timing of the practical implementation of the technology is not reported.