Post 22: Apple's Patent for "No Look" Multitouch Interface

Read here but you must scroll down to see this article http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Tech-News253A-With-Pressure-From-Google/3/26/2013/id/48928

Recently Apple was granted ANOTHER new patent! US Patent No. 8,407,623 for "Playback control using a touch interface." 

This patent was actually originally filed in 2009, so that shows you how long it takes to make a a filed patent come to reality right? Basically it's a system that registers touch input, when nothings being displayed on the screen. Users then don't have to even LOOK at the device to contorl it, and this could potentially save a ton of battery life as well!

The patent also has commands for playback functions, and as the article articulate:

"The patent lists commands for playback functions, like a single tap for play/pause, a double tap for moving to the next item, a triple tap for moving to the previous item, a clockwise circle for turning the volume up, and a counterclockwise circle for turning it down."

I think this is a SUPER cool innovation that would be so useful in many aspects. Unfortunately, it's a little disappointing that there's already a patent for it, because I would love to see this on some other devices!!

What other applications do you think this could open doors for? Let me know below!