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Apple Patent Application Details Temporary Location-Specific iPhone Applications
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The OS4 with folders has room for 2,000+ apps... I doubt to many people will run out of room
If they are pushed via local networks like wifi I dont see how you could be in range of more than a few.. except at the mall.... That could get cluttered unless theirs one general "mall app"
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Here are some more uses:
airplane schedules at airports with restaurant and services map.
Amusement park maps.
Coupons and sale flyers at malls.
Train schedule at station.
Companies adding value by making accompanying apps for their patrons (branded casual games offered to customers waiting in line, an app that lets you get celebrity dressing tips at clothing stores and share choices with friends, cruise ship in cabin menus and entertainment guides)
I really hope they can make enough partnerships to get this going. There's a lot of potential for service providers, customers, and developers. It's a heck of a lot more targeted than just releasing an app and hoping people think to look for it before they visit a retail or services setting.
iAds make even more sense when they're used when you're close and likely to be lured in.
Really smart.
Here are some more uses:
airplane schedules at airports with restaurant and services map.
Amusement park maps.
Coupons and sale flyers at malls.
Train schedule at station.
Companies adding value by making accompanying apps for their patrons (branded casual games offered to customers waiting in line, an app that lets you get celebrity dressing tips at clothing stores and share choices with friends, cruise ship in cabin menus and entertainment guides)
I really hope they can make enough partnerships to get this going. There's a lot of potential for service providers, customers, and developers. It's a heck of a lot more targeted than just releasing an app and hoping people think to look for it before they visit a retail or services setting.
iAds make even more sense when they're used when you're close and likely to be lured in.
Really smart.
they already do that now.
Who cares.
Why would you care about that?
How do they know my name?
Really? It seems so strange to me that an idea or concept can be patented. I always thought that the way something actually works is what get's a patent, not just a concept. No wonder there are so many patent law suits going on......
So I can just go ahead and patent ideas or concepts of which I have no idea, ability, or general knowledge of how to implement?
I believe you have to show one feasible implementation proposal; however, you do not need to actually build it and show it in operation.
The more plausible your explanation, the better the chance of the patent office accepting it.
There were many companies working on Bluetooth versions of these for mobile phones previously, the concept isn't original but the details of the implementation are.
In a similar vein, a home automation app popping up when you walk in the door would be great, or a fridge app appearing telling you what's in the fridge (assuming RFID tags), etc.
In a similar vein, a home automation app popping up when you walk in the door would be great, or a fridge app appearing telling you what's in the fridge (assuming RFID tags), etc.
Had this idea
This kind of upsets me.
Minus the screen shots, I pitched almost this exact idea:
1. To help a mall in D.C. help shoppers find parking spots and promote their stores.
2. To Google and the city of Memphis as a way to promote Google Fiber in Memphis and grow retail industry.
It's a common idea. Now do we have to pay Apple if we want to implement it?
This kind of upsets me.
Minus the screen shots, I pitched almost this exact idea:
1. To help a mall in D.C. help shoppers find parking spots and promote their stores.
2. To Google and the city of Memphis as a way to promote Google Fiber in Memphis and grow retail industry.
It's a common idea. Now do we have to pay Apple if we want to implement it?
How can Apple get this Patent
This sort of thing has been discussed for a number of years, prior to the iPhone. I have numerous beer fuelled discussions with friends on exactly this sort of thing about the future, so how the hell can Apple or in fact any company get a patent for this sort of thing? The whole US patent thing is an absolute joke!
This sort of thing has been discussed for a number of years, prior to the iPhone. I have numerous beer fuelled discussions with friends on exactly this sort of thing about the future, so how the hell can Apple or in fact any company get a patent for this sort of thing? The whole US patent thing is an absolute joke!
location based apps
how about an app at a restaurant that will automatically bill you for your meal? so you go to a restaurant, the app pops up, it tells you wait time and gives you the menu, then allows you to order your food. You go sit down, get served and then your bill pops up on your iPhone and you can pay straight from the iPhone, and then leave. seems like this should be the future!
how about an app at a restaurant that will automatically bill you for your meal? so you go to a restaurant, the app pops up, it tells you wait time and gives you the menu, then allows you to order your food. You go sit down, get served and then your bill pops up on your iPhone and you can pay straight from the iPhone, and then leave. seems like this should be the future!
That's not a future I look forward to
OK I know that sometimes that might be a more pleasurable thing to do given the questionable quality of some restaurant staff but, really what is so hard or unpleasant about ordering your food from a person and paying that person and maybe even thanking that person?
But hey.....take your concept further and we could have a conveyor belt that delivers your food and thus you can avoid all semblance of human contact.
Yay..... all hail the iPhone
....and then....The Machine Stops!!!!!!
Separate Volume Buttons!
has noone noticed the separate volume buttons on the side?
doesnt this confirm that the leaked prototypes are an accurate representation of the final product???????
has noone noticed the separate volume buttons on the side?
doesnt this confirm that the leaked prototypes are an accurate representation of the final product???????
I would love to see this implemented with OpenTable. They already network their places for reservations, and this could be the next evolutionary step for the service. I can't wait.