Multi Touch: beyond what you touch

When the original iPhone was introduced what now seems like so long ago, it sparked a revolution. The Multi-Touch interface that came with the iPhone changed the future of computing. Although the iPhone was not the first device to utilize this technology, it is far and away the most popular to ever hit the shelves.

Well, Apple seems to be at it again. A recent 30-page patent filing by Fingerworks, a company recently acquired by Apple, sheds some light on what could be Apple’s future plans for Multi Touch devices. In the filing, details are presented on voice fusion, finger identification fusion, gaze vector fusion, biometrics fusion, and facial expression fusion.

Read on for details.