Microsoft new patent announced: Surface Book touchpad can double as digital pad for drawing

CTOnews.com, July 10, a new Microsoft patent has been announced, revealing Microsoft's plans for the development of a new Surface Book.

The next generation of Surface Book may adopt this new touchpad design, which will allow users to use it as a trackpad for digital pads, thus pairing it with Surface Pen for a variety of painting creations.

Although Apple has previously tried to use Apple Pencil to expand the touchpad, neither Apple's MacBook nor Microsoft Surface currently has this feature.

On the patented surface, users can use Surface Pen to interact with a two-in-one device, and you can also use a stylus to perform a variety of controls, such as directly touching the display screen or hovering over the display surface.

In the example, you can open a specific App with a specific key of the stylus, and you can also use both the screen and the touchpad to create in the drawing App.

In addition, Microsoft also stressed that although the active stylus is an example of a "stand-alone peripheral", the system can also be used with a variety of other peripherals.

All in all, the patent shows that Microsoft is building the Surface Book into a mobile device suitable for creators, but CTOnews.com must warn that applying for a patent does not necessarily mean that these features will be applied to the final product, and that even if Microsoft decides to adopt this design, it may take a long time to launch the finished product.