I-patent yakamuva evunyelwe i-Apple e-United States Patent nase-Trademark Office isho ukuthi kungenzeka ukusebenzisa i-iPhone njenge-TrackPad ku-MacBook noma kumakhompyutha afana neMacBook ne-iPad njengesikrini. Its Isicelo safakwa ngoSepthemba 2016 kanti unjiniyela wesikweletu uBrett W. Degner njengomsunguli waso. Le patent inelukuluku elithile futhi ikhuluma ngesesekeli esifana neMac esibizwa ngokuthi "mncane" esingasetshenziswa ukufaka i-iPhone sebenzisa isethi sengathi ikhompyutha ye-Apple kodwa ne-iPhone njengobuchopho.
Lezi zinhlobo zamalungelo obunikazi zifuna ukwazi kakhulu futhi kusukela ezithombeni esinawo ngawo singasho ukuthi sibhekene nakho idivayisi efana kakhulu neMacBook ene-iOS, engeza i-GPU yayo, ikhibhodi, isikrini, njll, kepha ngokulingana okuphelele lapho sine-TrackPad yokubeka khona i-iPhone. Endabeni ye-iPad esikubonayo yidivayisi esetshenziswa njengesikrini.
Singathola umqondo walokho abanelungelo lobunikazi futhi kubonakala sengathi kuyamangaza ngandlela-thile usuku nosuku, kepha akuyona idivayisi yokuqala esizoyibona ngalesi sitayela, ngoba kukhona ithebhulethi (evela ku-ASUS) evumela lokho ukubeka i-smartphone yakho bese usebenzisa lokhu esikrinini esikhudlwana lapho siyidinga, kepha akufani ncamashi. Kunoma ikuphi kufanele sicacise ukuthi amalungelo obunikazi yilokho nje, amalungelo obunikazi abhalisiwe futhi Akusho ukuthi kufanele siwubone lo mkhiqizo omusha, ikesi noma iMacBook ngaphandle kwe- "guts" esikhathini esizayo esiseduze. Okusobala ukuthi ilungelo lobunikazi elibhalisiwe futhi lamukelwa inhlangano yaseMelika selivele lingele-Apple.