Apple's behind-the-scenes work to upgrade its OS X operating system for future high-resolution Retina display Macs has been detailed in a new patent filing.



From AppleInsider:

The application, published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is entitled "User-Interface Design." Apple re-filed the continuation with the USPTO this January, along with previous related filings that date back to 2004.

The proposed invention relates to specifying user interface objects in "a procedural and largely display resolution independent manner," the filing states. Graphical user interface elements are typically designed for use in a specified resolution, but as a user changes the resolution of their display, the originally designed object can become distorted or, in the case of a very high resolution display, unusably small.

  Filing details Apple's plans for Retina-ready resolution-independent OS X