I-United States Patent Office inikeze i-Apple elinye ilungelo lobunikazi elingasiza inkampani ukuthi yenze isibonisi esingaphansi komngcele we-bezel-iPhones yesizukulwane esilandelayo. I-patent entsha ichaza ezinye imishini ye-elekthronikhi enezinzwa zokukhanya ezihlanganiswe esikrinini, futhi ibhekisa ngqo ezindleleni inkampani engayisebenzisa beka inzwa yokukhanya ye-iPhone kuma ngaphansi kwesikrini, kunokuba eceleni kwayo ku-bezel ye-iPhone.
Ku-patent, kunezilungiselelo ezimbalwa lapho i-Apple ingasebenzisa khona ubuchwepheshe. Okokuqala kukhombisa izinzwa zokukhanya, ezisiza i-iPhone ukuthi ithole ukukhanya okukhona egumbini noma ngaphandle, eyakhiwe ngqo ngenhla koqweqwe oluthinta ukuthinta kwesikrini (umdwebo 6), kanti enye inenzwa imi eceleni kozwelo ungqimba ngaphandle kokuweqa (Umdwebo 9). I-patent iveza ukuthi izindlela zokwenza lobu buchwepheshe azigcini kuzinzwa zokukhanya kuphela, kodwa ingasetshenziselwa inzwa yokusondela noma enye inzwa.
Kwidivayisi ejwayelekile, inzwa yokukhanya ihamba eceleni ukusuka esifundeni sesikrini eduze nobuso bangaphambili bedivayisi. Ngakho-ke, isikhala esingeziwe sinikezwa kumadivayisi ajwayelekile phezulu, phansi noma ohlangothini lwendawo yokubonisa esebenzayo ukufaka inzwa yokukhanya. Lokhu kungaholela ekwandeni okungafuneki ngosayizi nesisindo sedivayisi, uma ukunakekelwa kunganakwa, izibonisi zingaba zinkulu noma ama-bezels amakhulu kakhulu azungezwe. Ngakho-ke, kungakuhle ukuthi ukwazi ukuhlinzeka ngamadivayisi angcono anezinzwa zokukhanya ezihlanganiswe nezibonisi.
Empeleni, lokhu kungasho lokho i-iPhone yesikhathi esizayo ingasusa ngempumelelo ama-bezels isizukulwane futhi uthole isikrini esiseceleni, kepha hhayi zonke izingxenye zesikrini ezizosebenzisana.
Ngesonto eledlule, i-Apple inikezwe esinye isikhombisi se-patent kubuchwepheshe besikhathi esizayo be-iPhone obungashumeka inzwa yezigxivizo zeminwe ngqo esikrinini sedivayisi, kunokufuna into ehlukile nokuthatha isikhala ngaphansi kwesikrini.I-iPhone ne-iPad. Ngala malungelo obunikazi amabili, I-Apple ithola kancane izindlela zokususa i-bezel kusuka ezansi kwe-iPhone (Inkinobho yasekhaya / i-ID yokuthinta) kanye naphezulu (inzwa yokukhanya).