slashgear.com - 6/4/2009
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apple in call music patent 1 Apple have filed a patent for a system for inserting media into an ongoing phonecall, which if implemented would mean that iPhone owners could share music, video, image, voicemail, podcasts or other files with each other. The application, titled “Methods and systems ...
appleinsider.com - 6/4/2009
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appleinsider.com —
Apple has spent some time outlining technology that
would add a new level of interaction between iPhone...
users, such as the ability to share and control playback of digital media files like music tracks and video during a telephone call.
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Apple looks towards digital media sharing during iPhone ...
feeds.gawker.com - 6/4/2009
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feeds.gawker.com —
Apple Insider has scrounged up an Apple patent
, filed in late 2007, that just, you know,...
immediately clicks . It's for instant media sharing during iPhone calls, and it makes plain old video calling look downright boring. The application explains it ...
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Gizmodo - Apple Patent Describes Mid-Call Music, Video, ...
appft.uspto.gov - 6/4/2009
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appft.uspto.gov —
A multi-dimensional scroll wheel is disclosed. Scroll wheel
circuitry is provided to detect input gestures that traverse...
the center of the scroll wheel and to detect multi-touch input. The scroll wheel can include a first plurality of sensor elements ...
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Apple patent digital media sharing during iPhone calls
iPhone Buzz —
... the conversation, and one for shared video footage.
Another possibility is the introduction of an invitation system, whereby one user could invite another to join them in watching a video - such as a YouTube clip - or listen to a specific audio file. Users who have had files shared with them would be able to control them from their own handset for as long as the share continues, skipping through their friend’s library.
[Apple Insider via SlashGear]
Apple patent digital media sharing during iPhone calls
Top iPhone News —
... conversation, and one for shared video footage.
Another possibility is the introduction of an invitation system, whereby one user could invite another to join them in watching a video - such as a YouTube clip - or listen to a specific audio file. Users who have had files shared with them would be able to control them from their own handset for as long as the share continues, skipping through their friend’s library.
[Apple Insider via SlashGear]
Apple patent digital media sharing during iPhone calls
Top iPhone News —
... conversation, and one for shared video footage.
Another possibility is the introduction of an invitation system, whereby one user could invite another to join them in watching a video - such as a YouTube clip - or listen to a specific audio file. Users who have had files shared with them would be able to control them from their own handset for as long as the share continues, skipping through their friend’s library.
[Apple Insider via SlashGear]
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