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New Apple patent application renews speculation for location-based iPhone data networks

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New Apple patent application renews speculation for location-based iPhone data networks

IntoMobile (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008

Remember that Apple patent application that hinted at the Cupertino-based fruit-company working with Starbucks? Right, well it's looking ever more likely that Apple will come through with a location-based solution allowing iPhone owners to interact with their surroundings. The previous patent application surfaced in December. The USPTO documentation outlined a method by which iPhone users could [...]...

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Apple Explores Delivering Location-based Content to Mobile U

iPhone.best-blog.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

Mockups by Phil Lu A much publicized patent application published in December 2007 revealed that Apple had explored allowing handheld owners (such as the iPhone) to place orders from local stores. The system would, for example, allow customers to order a drink with the press of a button on their...

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Location based solution patent app for Apple iPhone

Phones Review (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008

Some time ago if you remember Apple applied for a patent application that hinted at the Cupertino based fruit company working with Starbucks. Well it seems that it's even more likely now that Apple will come through with a location based solution for allowing their iPhone owners to be able to interact with their own [...]

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iPhone Users To Get Local-Based Content?

FreeMacBlog.com (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008

MacRumors, is reporting some patent news today. It seems that Apple is expanding on a previous patent for bringing local based content to iPhone users. In the old patent, Apple would make is possible for users to place orders at local stores. It would require the user to scroll through a menu on their iPhone, and [...]