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The iPhone 5s comes with some great new hardware features, and while we have been more than impressed with the new 64-bit A7 processor, there hasn't been much with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Users can use it to unlock their devices without having to type in their passcode but according to a recent patent filing by Apple, this could be about to get so much better.
This patent has been filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization and it details a Touch ID like implementation that also brings trackpad functionality into play. This will potentially allow users to navigate around without having to touch the display. This would, on first viewing, seem counterproductive, but when you consider certain situations such as fine tuning a point on a map, it could actually make sense.
When the fingerprint sensor was first heard of there were skeptics, but it has now established itself as a very useful feature and it looks as though Apple is ready to step things up a notch. The touch ID patent also makes examples of how a user could use certain gestures like �revolving� or �twisting� to prompt certain actions. Touch ID offers an extra dimension beyond the display and if something similar to this recent filing were to come into play, iOS as a whole could be greatly enhanced.
The patent also toys with the idea of integrating Touch ID into a device's display, although this is something we were hearing about in the run up to the iPhone 5S, theoretically the technology could be designated to any particular region behind the display, taking the fingerprint sensing capability beyond the home button and into third-party apps.
We have high hopes that this feature will make its way into the next generation of iPads, after being exclusive to the iPhone 5s so far.
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