What Apple patents say about

There are many clues about future Apple products in
Apple's patent portfolio. Here, we explore the most
exciting Apple patents to see what we can uncover
about unreleased products, including the iPhone 7, new
iPads , the Apple Watch 2 , upcoming Macs and other
future tech. What is Apple working on behind the
scenes? What can we expect from Apple in the rest of
2015 and the years to follow? Here, we explore Apple's
patent portfolio to find out.
Apple is famously secretive, but like all companies it
has to issue a list of patents to the USPTO
( United States Patent & Trademark Office) and these
provide hints at future and upcoming projects.
Apple is known for its patents, which are detailed but
often try to disguise product plans with in-depth
technicality. In addition to protecting the company's
current product line-up from sneaky copycats, many of
those Apple patents outline fascinating technologies
that the company is working on or is interested in, and
show the direction its products could take in the
future.
Here are some key Apple patents that give an insight
into the kinds of technology Apple is hoping to use in
its future products. You can follow the links below to
skip to a particular product, or sit back and relax while
we talk you through the best bits of Apple's entire
portfolio.

By Patrick Capella with lil Riley ©