Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, wearable devices, standalone or wall-mounted display screens, and other devices having optical emitters, detectors, or transceivers. Instead of simply using optical emitters under the display to capture biometrics and more, Apple s invention covers the use of optical fibers behind displays that could capture data at much higher rates and accuracy. The invention also notes that the use of optical fibers could be used to better transmit data between devices.