Apple will launch the iPad Pro equipped with the M2 chip in 2022, which supports the second-generation Apple Pencil and has a hover detection function, which can be detected at a distance of 12 mm from the top of the screen, so that users can go ahead before marking the mark preview.

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When Apple launched the iPad Pro tablet in 2018, it simultaneously launched the second-generation Apple Pencil stylus accessory that supports magnetic charging. It has not been updated for nearly four years.

According to reports from foreign media Patently Apple, the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently announced a new technology patent application submitted by Apple. It means that the new generation of Apple Pencil, which will be revised in the future, is expected to bring more advanced and innovative control experience to iPad users when drawing and creating.

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently announced a new technology patent document submitted by Apple, which is related to the application function of the Apple Pencil stylus with a new optical sensor.

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The schematic diagram of the patent document shows that the operation principle of this advanced function is mainly through a pair of optical sensors built in at the tip of the pen that can be used for receiving and emitting. The color sampling data for .

For example, when opening a drawing application, through the new generation of Apple Pencil tip with an optical sensor, it can quickly read the surface, texture, color, size and angle of the object presented on the flat screen and other related values, which can be used as It is used for reference when collecting materials for artistic creation inspiration, and at the same time, the measured values ​​can be uploaded to other external devices through wireless transmission.

The technical concept is somewhat similar to the eyedropper tool provided by the drawing software Photoshop.

Foreign designers draw the latest concept rendering design of Apple Pencil stylus based on rumors.

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The above-mentioned new technology patent application document for Apple Pencil allows the outside world to see Apple's future iPad tablet can play a more innovative function when it is used with the Apple Pencil stylus for drawing.

However, the application of patented technology does not mean that it will be commercialized soon, but because the second-generation Apple Pencil has been available for many years, foreign media speculate that the third-generation Apple Pencil, which is still in the research and development stage, may very likely be in the Apple Pencil. It is planned to launch the iPad Pro models with OLED screen panels at the same time, and it is rumored that the fastest time will be in 2024.