Apple Patent Reveals Work On iGroups For iPhone - Proximity Based Social Networking
Apple Patent Reveals Work On iGroups For iPhone - Proximity Based Social Networking
Apple has filed a patent application for an interesting technology that could simplify networking among people gathered at conferences and concerts. Tentatively named 'iGroups', the technology will enable proximity based social networking among people attending an event. As described in the application, iGroups makes use of "tokens" that may be...
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I'm more interested in the overall schematic where it shows a possible integrated cursor, possible front camera etc
Is this a recent patent submission?? -
What your seeing are the sensors in current iPhone.
The 'camera' is the proximity sensor and the cursor pad is the aclecometer.
Good Wishing
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pictochat for the business class....
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its impossible that no one thought about this before apple and file a patent before them???
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The irony is that using such an app would exclude (not include) people without iPhones. It's like entering first class and separating those who paid full price from those with discount business class tickets.
