New patent on the use of flash on iPhone when playing music and running

An Apple patent has surfaced online today that talks about how the flash on an iPhone could be used for...

time of playing music and running for purposessecurity. The first part describes how the flash can adapt to the rhythm of music. Flashing flash can also be used for safety purposes when you are running in the dark with your phone in your wrist case.

This function could be used tomany goals, especially security. Apple does not go into details, but writes that the light will be able to notify people around where you are. This is especially useful for those who like to run or play sports late in the evening in uninhabited places.

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The flash light will turn on when the user is in a poorly lit or completely dark environment. The flash will blink, turn on and off gradually, pulsate at different frequencies.

As for synchronization with music, the flash will be able to adapt to different types of playlists. The blinking intensity will depend on the rhythm of the music in your playlist.

The processor will control the brightness of the light depending on your playlist. Flash behavior can also be manually configured for each playlist.

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It is not yet clear whether this feature will be added to Apple devices. It can be added with the next software update, but Apple is unlikely to do so.

The patent says that the function can be applied to both the phone and the player, so that it will not be limited to one device. Illustrations show iPod Classic.