Apple has been holding on to a very important location systems patent for the past few years but due to time frame issues they wanted to hold out until it was reissued. Well, today Apple officially received the reissued patent which extends the rights of their 1999 patent obtained from Xerox.
The patent itself is incredibly powerful and will help Apple take control of mobile mapping and location data. Despite being from 1999, the patent is all about receiving and transferring information such as maps and local locations through the internet which is exactly how all smartphones operate their location based system. Nobody is quite sure what Apple is planning to do with this patent but it may be possible for Apple to shutdown dozens of other location services, like Google Maps, for violating the patent that Apple is currently in control of.
Check Out These Too:
- Apple Developing new 3D System Microsoft has had incredible success with their Kinect system for the Xbox 360 and it seems that Apple wants to get a part of that market now while it is…
- Apple Sues Nokia Over Touchscreen Scrolling Patent Apple is well known for its legal battles and at any given time, it is thought that Apple will be in way more than a dozen legal battles against various…
- Apple Files For new Smartphone Glass Patent For the longest time Apple and other smartphone manufacturers have been struggling to find screen materials that would not crack and would not scratch when used. Gorilla Glass has been…
- Apple Working on Carbon Fibre Macbook Devices Apple is one of those companies that are always taking steps to become even better than they currently are and it is now thought that the company could be working…
- Apple could use 3D holographic display on iPhone 5 Over the last few years, we have received word of a variety of new patents that have been granted for Apple and this certainly spells exciting things for the company.…
- Wfn Fishing Log App - iPod Touch and iPhone… Wfn Fishing Log App - iPod Touch and iPhone Challenging Fishing Application. If you are a dedicated fisherman who catches fish as a pastime or a sport, then WFN Fishing…
- Apple Deny iPhone Tracking There has been much controversy regarding Apples iPhone Smartphone’s over the last few weeks after a report from the Guardian newspaper suggested that Apple had been secretly tracking the location…
- Apple officially Opens Grand Central Store This week Apple opened the most anticipated Apple store and despite all of the hype and excitement everything went smoothly. The newest store is located in New York's iconic Grand…
- The Weather Channel for iPhone This is one of those apps for your iPhone that you just have to have. The Weather Channel app for the iPhone not only brings you current weather for any…
- How to Share Location on iPhone How to Share Location on iPhone - AppleRepo, The most obvious way to find out where your friends are is to look for their location on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.…
- Siri Will Soon Buy Things for You A recent patent discovery shows that Apple is in fact still working to develop, improve, and revolutionize the way Siri works. Siri has already been a big hit thanks to…
- How To Use Money Saving Apps Wisely How To Use Money Saving Apps Wisely. There’s an app for that… How many times have we heard it?! There’s an app that can time how to perfectly cook an…
- HOW TO INSTALL iTUNES ON WINDOWS 7? Install iTunes on Windows. With the advent of Apple’s iPod, iTunes, the music and video player for the iPod has gained immense popularity. iTunes is used to synchronise and manage…
- WifiTrack iPhone App Review If you've ever been on your iPhone and have been trying to find a network in your area that you can hop onto so you can check your email and…
- Apple Patent Makes iPod Touch into iPhone As you will already know, there is only one major difference between the iPod Touch device that Apple have released and the iPhone. The main difference is that the iPhone…
- Skip the iPhone 5 - Looking forward to iPhone 6 Apple’s iPhone fans haven’t even acquainted themselves with iPhone 5 yet and news of iPhone 6 has entered their ears. In the current year 2011, iPhone 5 has made a…
- 7 Must Have iPhone Apps for your Car Must Have iPhone Apps for Car Owners With the world gearing up for the release of the next iPhone 5, many Apple fans are looking to the app store to…
- Google Places for the iPod Touch Everything good comes from Google, right? Well, a lot of things anyway, and the Google Places app is definitely one of them. This app is yet another that will let…
- Apple Releases iPhone Tracking Update A couple of weeks ago, many customers and the owners of any Apple iPhone devices were outraged when there was rumour that Apple was secretly tracking the movements of all…
- How to Find Your Lost iPad? Use Find My Ipad How to Find Your Lost iPad? - Apple Repo, If you lose your iPad is there a way to locate the ipad device and also protect the data or lock…
- Apple to make Smart Keyboards Apple is one of those companies that seems to always be reinventing the way that we do things and they have shown us examples of how they have changed the…
- Use Digital Compass with Google Maps You may know iPhone 3GS comes with a built-in magnetometer (i.e. digital compass) which works exactly the same as the magnetic needle compass. Built as a standalone application, the digital…
- Apple Developing New Handshake System According to a patent discovered this week Apple is now in the process of developing a so called "handshake" system which will allow users to quickly and easily use an…
- Palringo Groups Revolutionize Communication What makes mobile devices so popular today? They are super portable, can be turned on instantly, let users multi-task, are cross-platform, and have great battery life. So when it comes…
- 10 Ways of Increasing iPhone Battery Life 10 Ways of Increasing iPhone Battery Life. iPod Touch apps, The iOS 4 is a big consumer of iPhone battery power. This doesn't mean that the Lithium battery of the…
- Internal projectors coming to the iPhone/iPod touch! MiLi Pro iPhone projector - Last week I wrote about a micro projector coming soon for the iPhone and iPod touch. Such devices will prove to be very useful for…
- Apple Beginning to Take Over the Business Market For the longest time Apple and the iPhone were considered to be essentially consumer only devices because Apple gave almost no control to enterprise systems but now it seems that…
- Apple Officially Receives Patent for List Editing System Apple's iOS system has always been very capable of creating and editing lists and unfortunately many competitors seemed to want to copy this design. Up until now Apple never held…
- iPhone Making Your Travel Easy and Fun Filled The latest craze of smart phones like iPhone has really helped a lot when it comes to a proper guidance while you are traveling in an unknown destination and assistance…
- How to save iPhone battery life even further There have been a lot of reports coming from users of the iPhone over the last few months regarding their poor battery life. It is thought that the main reason…
