Apple has submitted a new patent application with the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
This time, the patent is related to having a removable key or a key set on a MacBook or desktop keyboard that can be taken and used as a handheld mouse, remote or joystick, according to the report with Apple.
The technology giant reportedly recorded in the patent application that points to a device such as trackpads, pointing sticks like a mouse “Eraser Head”, Trackballs, etc.
Can cause strains related to work if used for certain types of work with computers.
Apple also said that they also took a lot of space on the keyboard.
The external mouse can be a better choice but in accordance with the technology giant, they are also large and need a certain work environment such as the right mouse tracking surface to work properly.
Therefore the new idea of ​​the key can be removed as a mouse.
According to the patent application, Apple thinks to place at least one unit input on the keyboard that can be deleted and deployed as a separate input unit such as a handheld or remote mouse.
It can have the input and sensor features that are configured to get input ‘click’ and to keep the track on the key movement across the tracking surface of the user for example, a special button can be removed from the keyboard and can consist of a keyboard and consist of keyboard input features and sensors configured for Receive input “Click” from the user and to track the position or movement of the button used when moving across the tracking surface.
For input ‘click’, the button can be given a button, touch sensor or several similar mechanisms to feel the clicks made.