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Apple Patent Watch: Offline iTunes Store Purchases, Proximity-Based Media Transfer Between Devices
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The S Beam does sound novel.
"Considering that the patent was originally filed in January 2010, it would mean that the application must have been made public in early to mid-2011."
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...ent-for-samsung-like-beam-edoc-transfers.html
Oh, wait.
Maybe look at the visual clue on the original post? You may get a clue to what I was pointing towards? Are you the type of person who only gets things when they are pointed out to you or in written form? I havent a clue what you mean when you say posts that are off topic and safari is snappier? Is it? Irony can be a useful tool when used correctly?
Good catch, I did not even notice that. Well I guess it had to happen at some point. We went from .99 to 1.29, so eventually going to 1.69 make sense. I just hope it is still a while before that goes into effect.
Interesting note. The first diagram contains iTunes Top Songs that were hits around 2009-2010. It seems they have been working on this idea for quite some time.
So, Apple had this idea three years ago and still has not figured out how to implement it? Brilliant.
Reminds me of the direction that Microsoft predicts in this video:
Microsoft 2019.
I wonder if they will get to keep the patent.
Microsoft 2019.
I wonder if they will get to keep the patent.
So I'm running low on room on my iPhone. Let me buy a movie, for example, and set it to download to my laptop and not my iPhone.
Now THAT would be a great idea
Why don't you buy it on your laptop directy?
So I'm running low on room on my iPhone. Let me buy a movie, for example, and set it to download to my laptop and not my iPhone.
Now THAT would be a great idea
This is already possible with iTunes and iCloud. You must not have turned on download automatically in your settings in iTunes.
It seems to me that they are patenting the pre-paid debit card and file transfer. Wow, I'm impressed.
Somebody is already launching their iSue app.
Just waiting and ready to sue when Apple introduces their functioning better version.
Just waiting and ready to sue when Apple introduces their functioning better version.
We need more. If it is not Mac Pro, it has no meaning.
The patent required hardware, Apple chose to keep out of the iPhone, mostly due to power usage, but also due to size and cost constraints. When stuff gets cheaper, smaller and less electron thirsty, Apple will implement it.
But can you patent an idea? Has anyone patented the flying car, time travel? What's stopping people from doing that? I'm sure in the future we'll have the hardware to make the idea real.
No, what he means is that just adding a twist on existing major functionality that is already part of current implementation is not something that SHOULD be patentable. But of course, it was.
I don't blame Apple - I blame the ridiculous patent system for granting these types of patents.
Tony
no, but they have been making a mass market push with it for over a year now. It's goofy to be hearing about a patent from a company that has yet to even introduce a product when another big company has it out in the field for some time.
It could also have applicability to Apple TV by pre-downloading the first 50 MB (or whatever) of TV shows you regularly watch, new release movies, etc., so you don't have to wait for the buffer when you start watching it.
No. Samsung stole the idea from Apple while they fabbed A5 chips. Apple just let them beta the idea with S Beam... you know, to work out the kinks.
If my friend has a song I want, we should be able to transfer that song between devices (Bluetooth?) and once connection to the Internet is available, the purchase is made through Apple.