To the right of the space bar, in the drawing, sits a button labeled 'Share'. And when pushed, it brings up different social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and email could also appear in a designated window. 'There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods and interfaces for using a keyboard to view, create, edit, and share content. 'In some embodiments, a key on a keyboard (virtual or physical) performs different operations depending on the context in which the device is operating,' reads the patent published by the US Patent & Trademark Office. 'In some embodiments, rapidly tapping or holding down a key increases the rate at which an operation (e.g., scrolling) is performed.' 'Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a user and may allow a user to perform certain tasks (e.g., viewing content or composing a text document) more efficiently, thereby enhancing productivity.'
Apple's latest patent, entitled 'Users interface for a touch screen device in communication with a physical keyboard', was filed in August 2015, which illustrates a smart keyboard unlike anything the firm has ever produced. And the patent was first spotted by MacRumors. Although the pages make no mention to the Emoji button, the drawings make it very clear that the firm has the idea to add it to the futuristic keyboard. The firm's current smart keyboard does offer a globe key in the bottom left corner that activates an on-screen Emoji keyboard, but the patent images appear to have thrown it out of the design. In addition to an Emoji key, the patent suggests that Apple could add a Share function to the keyboard as well. To the right of the space bar, in the drawing, sits a button labeled 'Share'. And when pushed, it brings up different social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and email could also appear in a designated window. 'There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods and interfaces for using a keyboard to view, create, edit, and share content. 'In some embodiments, a key on a keyboard (virtual or physical) performs different operations depending on the context in which the device is operating,' reads the patent published by the US Patent & Trademark Office. 'In some embodiments, rapidly tapping or holding down a key increases the rate at which an operation (e.g., scrolling) is performed.' 'Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a user and may allow a user to perform certain tasks (e.g., viewing content or composing a text document) more efficiently, thereby enhancing productivity.' Apple unveiled a radical overhaul to its MacBook in October, which tossed out the traditional USB ports and functions keys replacing them with smaller USB-C ports and a smart touchscreen - and it came just weeks after the firm killed off the headphone socket in the iPhone 7. Different buttons appears depending on the app being used, and it even doubles as a fingerprint sensor. 'We haven't been using them for a long time, so we mapped other functions to them,' said Apple's Phil Schiller.
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