Apple patents a wireless keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID

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It is possible that very soon we will see a new Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID integrated. This is apparent from a patent application that Apple has filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, where a wireless keyboard with an interactive bar integrated in the part can be observed and also equipped with a fingerprint reader for identification Biometric.

Since Apple unveiled the Touch Bar and Touch ID, we knew that the company would not take too long to apply these technologies to other devices. The new patent shows that we were right and that soon we could enjoy the advantages of this equipment in the keyboard Magic Keyboard for Apple computers.

In total, Apple has filed 6 patent applications to integrate into a separate wireless keyboard that are divided into two groups: one focused on an adaptive input row, which is the Touch Bar, while the other refers to restricted access buttons , Marketed by the company under the name Touch ID.

In the text of the first group of requests the following may be read: "In some embodiments, the device may also include a processing unit located within the housing and a primary display positioned at least partially within the housing and configured to display a In some embodiments, the screen is an organic display of light-emitting diodes. The electronic device may be a keyboard device.

In relation to the second group, the patent application reads as follows: "The electronic device may integrate a secondary screen at the bottom of the housing between the keyboard and the hinge, and a restricted access button attached to one end Of the secondary display within the bottom of the housing. The restricted access button may include a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor.