Friday, September 08, 2006

Apple Files Patents For Multi-Function Handheld Device

Apple Computer: Multi-function handheld device patents filed; proof of greater ambitions - Amtech (72.80 ) -Update- (www.briefing.com Live In Play, Sept 8, 8:55 AM)

Amtech notes that yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published an AAPL patent application that was filed in March 2006 detailing a "multi-functional handheld device" that may include the ability to switch between multiple functions such as cell phone, PDA, music player, video player, game player, digital camera, GPS, handtop, and remote control. While the firm says this is a broad patent application covering a wide variety of areas (not surprising as it was likely reviewed and co-authored by AAPL legal), they believe it represents the fundamental basis and technology behind AAPL's cell phone efforts.