The Patent and Trademark Office United States revealed that Apple entered the patent of a generation system based user interface in contact . This means that your iPhone could display the picture of the contact you are chatting in the background of the conversation , so that no mistake and reveal to your partner that your seminar ended a day earlier and are planning a visit to the beach unapproved .
Apple 's proposed system takes a picture directly from your contact list , but also offer the option of a different image or icon that will easily identify . In addition , the patent states that , during a group chat , the screen would show a collage with photos of all participants and highlight the person you're talking to at the time.
It is worth mentioning that even if Apple gets a patent, it is not certain that this system is released to the market, according to Qore .