Apple patent app describes force-sensitive touchpads

It's no secret that Apple loves its touchscreens, and a freshly published patent application provides a little reinforcement to that belief. The documentation explores a method for tossing in pressure-sensitivity to touchpads in order to add functionality, or as Cupertino puts it, "a new element of control." Furthermore, it's noted that "force information may be used as another input dimension for purposes of providing command and control signals to an associated electronic device," and it goes on to explain how spring membranes could be placed under the surface to detect force. Notably, the verbiage tends to "describe a touchpad like those used for the company's MacBook lines," but it does leave open the possibility for the newfangled pads to be used in mobile / portable devices such as the outfit's own iPhone.
在触摸板上面的创意，可说是如过江之鲫一般。

这回苹果新的专利申请案当中，出现的就是上面那个可以感测压力的触摸板，苹果则是称这家伙为（手持装置、笔记本电脑）操作上的新元素，同时，除了能够负责感测之外，也可以将外加压力转换成一种指令输入的新方式；专利当中更是叙述了该如何排列触摸板表面下方的压力感应膜，让它的成真的可能性