As Apple's first official protective sleeve, Smart Cover has always been the first choice for many iPad users in the selection of accessories. But can you think of that, the Smart Cover originally for providing immediate protection for the iPad will one day add a display, and become a auxiliary display for the iPad? This is not something out of nothing guess, because according to the latest news, Apple is making efforts in this direction.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced an Apple patent on Thursday, this patent called "Cover Attachment with Flexible Display", the description is to add a feature similar to MagSafe-MacBook for Smart Cover. It can shows the sharing of all kinds of data on the external display after connecting with iPad via magnetic.

According to the patent file pictures announced by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office , we know that this Apple patent application is to add the touch display to Smart Cover so as to improve the overall display experience of the iPad. However, when will this concept be able to become a reality?