Phones with transparent screen It has long been on the agenda of the technology world. Even if we don’t have a smartphone with a transparent screen yet, it seems that South Korea-based tech giant Samsung plans to evaluate this feature in its future models.

According to the newly released documents, Samsung, which has been known to work on phones with rollable screens for a while, also wants to add transparent screens to the equation. SamMobilealso for transparent phone screens to Samsung’s WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) to apply reports that it exists.

It may even be possible to adjust the opacity of the transparent screen

Accordingly, there are two different designs in the application; but on both the phone screen a transparent portion extending from the main screen. is stated to be involved. Even apparently the opacity of this extended part set It seems it is possible.

Documentation of such technology in particular augmented reality It is said to be very beneficial. Accordingly, thanks to the aforementioned extended screen area, it is possible to display digital objects while everything is visible in the real world. For example, this feature can make it easier for you to see targets while hunting in an augmented reality game. However, if you focus on typing on your phone while walking, this feature can your chance to hit can be greatly reduced.

Of course, as always with such applications, we hope to see such technology on a real smartphone in the near future. no guarantee† But it does give us an idea of ​​what capabilities Samsung’s engineers are working on for future technologies.