Now, a wild new UI experiment spotted by Android Police goes another step further: a quick reply bar that looks just like instant messaging input.

Apple's U.S. Patent No. 8,427,438 for "Virtual input tools" is a simple, yet effective tweak to the current user interfaces offered in modern computer operating systems. Unlike a traditional UI ...

Apple Explores How Touch ID Input Could Be Used For UI Navigation. Darrell Etherington. 8:47 AM PDT · May 14, 2015. ... but this patent describes even more advanced UI manipulation.