Geek Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/privacy-viewing-mode-future-apple-screens.gif" alt="privacy-viewing-mode-apple-patent" title="privacy-viewing-mode-future-apple-screens" width="620" height="336" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16260" /></p> <p>A newly discovered patent shows that Apple is working to build displays that have a unique ability to direct their viewing angle, creating a controllable privacy mode that blocks peripheral observation of the screen. This ‘privacy mode’ would be activated by something like a touch event that would instantly change the displays viewing angle. As usual, this patent was <a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/05/apple-working-on-privacy-mode-viewing-options-for-future-displays.html">found by Patently Apple</a>, who says:</p> <blockquote><p>The patent describes a method of allowing a user to steer display light beams in various directions to effectively provide themselves with a new privacy option. The new privacy option mode only allows those directly in front of the display to view its content. Anyone on the periphery would simply see a blank display</p></blockquote> <p>The patent diagram shows a design similar to an iPod Classic, but PatentlyApple says “don’t get caught up into the illustration showing an older iPod” because the patent application is focused on a wide array of touch compatible portable hardware, ranging from music and video players, to computers and televisions, and even medical equipment. </p> <p>This is one of a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/apple-patent/">variety of Apple patents</a> that have surfaced recently that demonstrate just how innovative Apple is. Like all patents, this may never see the light of day in an actual product, but it does provide a fascinating insight into Apple inventions, and who knows, maybe we’ll see a controllable privacy mode in iPads sometime down the road?</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Ro4jduuJful4Y7eQb2Fpdm85f8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Ro4jduuJful4Y7eQb2Fpdm85f8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Ro4jduuJful4Y7eQb2Fpdm85f8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-Ro4jduuJful4Y7eQb2Fpdm85f8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=zjhrzn-vUqc:ospg4Iyqhfk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/zjhrzn-vUqc" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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