Got a tip for us? Share it...
• • RSS

iPhone Patent Application Surfaces: IM, Blogging App, Video Conferencing, More

Wednesday June 4, 2008 5:08 pm PDT by longofest
The US Patent and Trademark Office has recently published an extensive patent application, seemingly for features related to the 3G iPhone and software version 2.0, both now expected to be released next Monday.

The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a blogging application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application.


Also detailed in the application is support for inline media, including Flash and Windows Media. Among the 25 inventors listed is Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Raw Data: Patent Application 20080122796
[ 244 comments ]

Top Rated Comments

(View all)

Avatar
Mykbibby
48 months ago
Yes! This is what I've been waiting for! Video Conferencing!!!!!

I still think it would be funny if this new phone came out, with all that stuff, and no 3G. Absolute forum chaos!


I wasn't going to be able to get it (money doesn't grow on trees), but I put my phone on eBay with a Buy it Now of 450 dollars, and it sold in the first day! Used!!!

All I can say is that If ATT subsidizes, I am going to be one happy fanboy...
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
Sayer
48 months ago
They do that kind of all-inclusive filing to cover any possible future plans that may/may not ever happen so they can protect their work. Means very little until a product actually ships.
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
Santa Rosa
48 months ago

Updates will be made as we continue to investigate this large patent


Good luck with that!!! Have already tried to sift through it, was on AppleInsider on Monday. Its a big ass document!!!

Link for article
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
sunfast
48 months ago
If half of this comes to fruition in the 3G iPhone then wow. Just wow. :)
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
pc.Pwner
48 months ago
I really hope they have an iphone model without the video conferencing, unless its a free addition to the unlimited data of the iphone plans. I dont want to pay extra for a feature im never going to use. All I can say to the video recording is YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
twoodcc
48 months ago
now this will be great! can't wait til monday!
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
phalewhale
48 months ago

Good luck with that!!! Have already tried to sift through it, was on AppleInsider on Monday. Its a big ass document!!!

Link for article


I'll second that... It sure is a big ass document. I'll leave the reading to more inclined folk. Just ship the flamin thing on Monday!!!
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
bucksatan731
48 months ago
If you look at the image in the patent the notable Applications I see are...

GPS Module(136)
Video Conference Module(139)
Instant Messaging Module(141)
Blogging Module(143)
Search Module(151)

HOLY CRAP!!!!!


Oh and

"an optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user's image may be obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display"
and thats a quote from the patent
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
brockumpodness
48 months ago
Everyone simmer down... we have *sleep to catch up on before Monday! Can I get an AMEN???
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives
Avatar
italiano40
48 months ago
I can't wait for this release
Rating: 0 Positives / 0 Negatives

[ Read All Comments ]