ITC will investigate Apple complaint against Nokia (MacNN)
The US International Trade Commission on Friday agreed to investigate Apple's patent complaint against Nokia. Its investigation will determine whether or not Nokia's phones are violating nine Apple patents. A successful investigation could result in a ban against importing most or all Nokia phones into the US....
Apple patents point to green power future (TechWorld)
Solar energy could charge Apple Tablet Apple's work on solar-powered devices has garnered renewed interest from the blogosphere with the granting of a few new patents and the resurfacing of an older one dealing with solar battery recharging. Although the chatter about Apple and solar power started a couple of years ago, it's more important now than ever for Apple to embrace green technology to ...
Apple Patents: iPods Get Solar, Gestures Get Funky [Patents] (Gizmodo)
Apple patents come a dime a dozen, but these two seem both practical and implementable. The first outlines a solar powered iPod and the second details more specific gesture-based input methods,...
Apple patents explore parking, kinematic input, solar power (MacNN)
Several Apple patent applications have been newly revealed this week by the US Patent and Trademark Office, covering a wide range of technologies. One of the most notable tackles parking, a weakspot of many GPS apps, including those available for the iPhone. A proposed Apple system would direct people to the cheapest and most convenient parking near their destination, taking into account factors ...
Apple Continues “Me-Too” Strategy in Patent Battle with Nokia (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Apple has filed a complaint with the ITC (International Trade Commission) requesting a ban on imports of Nokia mobile phones alleged to infringe on Apple patents. If the scenario sounds familiar it's because it follows Nokia's request that the ITC ban imports of Apple devices alleged to infringe on Nokia patents.
Apple ITC complaint seeks to ban Nokia phones (MacNN)
Apple on Friday retaliated against Nokia's trade ban request by filing its own complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC). The iPhone inventor seeks to block imports of Nokia's phones to the US under the claim that they infringe Apple patents. Full details weren't available for the request, which the ITC will need to approve before it launches an investigation....
Apple patents in-call messaging + file transfer
The above patent filed by Apple was recently spotted by AppleInsider which gives us a glimpse at a new feature in the works that could possibly find its way into a future iPhone OS update. The patent deals with both in-call messaging and file transfer which will elimnate the need to hang up before you do so. Below is an excerpt from the filing: While a user of a mobile device is using telephony services, the user may want to send a message or a file to another part. To send this informa
New iPhone Applications Revealed in New Patents?
A few new Apple patents revealed new interesting applications ready for the iPhone. The patent reveals features like object identification, face recognition and a couple of messaging tweaks. Anxious to see any of these on your future iPhone? Well let’s check them out! The iPhone will be capable of recognizing certain objects and scan various bar codes or RFID tags and then offer you more information about said objects. Facial recognition is one more important feature. How will the iPho
Apple Patents Activity Sensor
Apple looks set to develop an activity sensor which is in some ways similar to the Nike+ iPod sport kit, save for the fact that this latest patent seem geared towards skiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers as it is able to determine factors such as "air time," "speed," and the amount of "power" or energy absorbed whenever one is engaged in these sporting activities. A 41-page patent filing was dated just four months ago, leaving us in anticipation of when the final product will be out (if ever
News: Apple patents point to in-call media sharing, multi-touch Click Wheels (iLounge)
A pair of new Apple patent filings suggest the company is working on both a method for sharing media files like video, photos, and music while on a call, and a multi-touch control scheme for Click Wheel iPods. Titled ”Methods and systems for mixing media with communications,” the first patent describes a scenario in which the user is discussing a piece of media during a phone call, and then hits ...