Apple granted patent for NFC mobile payment system

3. Hemlocke posted on 28 Aug 2012, 21:37 4 0

These are multinational corporations, so why wouldn't they? NFC has been around for a while, but nobody has really made a splash with it. Yes, Android includes it on a lot of devices, but this patent does predate the Nexus S. I'm just surprised Nokia doesn't have more patents on NFC.

24. Quezdagreat posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:12 4 1

you're just another hater who glanced at the article title. if you read the article it says that apple patented the gui of the app their creating for NFC

30. E.N. posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:49 2 5

Features are useless if no one uses them. The way I see it, you need Apple to mainstream a lot of these features. We all know that hardly anyone uses NFC and even less know what is even is. But if the new iPhone has it, expect NFC to be the new standard.

36. willard12 posted on 29 Aug 2012, 05:09 7 3

Yup. Still waiting for Apple to come around so 4G and LTE technology can finally catch on. MMS was useless until Apple brought it to us 2 years later. Free turn by turn navigation in a phone....pointless until IOS 6 comes out. Pull down notifications....useless until apple copied..i mean innovated it. Screen sizes 4 inches or bigger....nobody wants that until we get our iphone 5. ... And this is why certain people are referred to as "sheep."

44. Quezdagreat posted on 29 Aug 2012, 08:54 0 1

You're mad because people like these things more because they're in a iPhone. It seems that everything is liked more on that same ole dull os huh

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45. E.N. posted on 29 Aug 2012, 16:32 0 1

okay, let's not start a flame war here. "you need Apple to mainstream a lot of these features" I didn't say every feature. Obviously if you have faster speeds in your phone, people are going to use them. It's not like you have a choice. Duh! Don't be an idiot. I'm talking about things like NFC, that no one really knows about or thinks they need to use.

And this is why certain people are referred to as dumba**. Can't even hold a reasonable conversation without jumping to defend their OS. pathetic.

If Apple announces NFC in their future iPhone, you better believe that they'll advertise the hell out of it and it will be adopted used in a lot of stores/places especially with their passbook application. You will actually start seeing both iOS and Android users using NFC. And then Android fanboys like you will come out of their caves and say "Me too! Me too! Hey we had it first! It doesn't matter that almost no one used it or even knew about it, what matters is that we had it first!!" .... so sad

You should read comment 37....its exactly what I trying to say.

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11. MichaelHeller posted on 28 Aug 2012, 22:14 6 0

No response from the USPTO, but general response from my senators and congressman, and of course there are causes like the EFF to get behind. Anything that can be far more productive than getting into flame wars here.

19. Slammer posted on 28 Aug 2012, 22:43 2 0

Thanks for your response Michael.

I'm suspecting that the EFF being a special interest group, many will view it as such. They would have some leverage but I question the limitations. Let's hope they have initiated a movement for change. I have, however, made an effort with our local Government office, but my guess is that not enough people are as concerned. Unfortunately, Litigation happens everyday in all industries as they fight for IPs. We never really hear about it. Most write it off as normal business without realizing that there maybe a flaw. Apple vs Samsung was high profile, but that is because of Apple's notoriety. Is it enough to revisit the way the USPTO grants IPs? I have heard that many patents are being evaluated. But as you know, hearsay is never conclusive.

8. jimjam posted on 28 Aug 2012, 21:52 6 0

my windows mobile phone had that... now which box in the attic is that in...

14. Slammer posted on 28 Aug 2012, 22:22 4 0

Sniggly said:

---" Why hasn't Android's notification drawer been approved by the USPTO yet?"---

My questions are: Did they file for it? If so, is it Patent Pending? Patent pending would prevent litigation due to the feature being reviewed for total grant. I find no other reason why Google would not sue Apple for "Copying" this feature.

John B.

15. Sniggly posted on 28 Aug 2012, 22:26 1 0

Yeah, they filed. Yeah, it's still pending.

43. paulislegend posted on 29 Aug 2012, 08:51 0 0

http://www.google.com/patents/US20090249247?printsec=drawing#v=onepage&q&f=false

17. rudlie posted on 28 Aug 2012, 22:41 2 0

google filed it at 2009 but not yet approved. you may be suprise when apple will be awarded that feature. google-apple has different procedure to pantented something: google design->implemented->file patent and apple design->file patent->implement. don't know which one procedure is better but this is make a dispute. I think apple dare to apply notfication centre in iOS because they already file the patent before google put on Android. may be this feature is one of stolre feature which is SJ said.

23. networkdood posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:11 5 0

sounds like the patent office favors APPLE - how could it take 3 years to approve the notification system patent? I will tell you, with one word......APPLE!

28. -box- posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:18 0 0

Gotta research prior patents and such. Takes awhile

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34. Lwazi_N posted on 29 Aug 2012, 02:32 0 0

Nope, Apple was granted a number of touchscreen patents and those were patented back in the 80s and 90s

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27. -box- posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:17 0 0

And does it affect other OSes with preexisting notification bars with drop down "drawers" a la Symbian/Nokia Belle

31. rudlie posted on 29 Aug 2012, 00:27 0 0

notification bars already implement on palm os called attention indicator. I think google never declared notification loudly, but the fanboys sounds it very loud

42. paulislegend posted on 29 Aug 2012, 08:41 0 0

1 million thumbs up to you sir. I have been wondering that since I saw apple's "innovative" new feature show up on their OS. That patent has been waiting for approval since 2006.

32. IamYourFather6657 posted on 29 Aug 2012, 00:55 0 0

But they patent it so they can sue the hell out of everybody

29. networkdood posted on 28 Aug 2012, 23:20 0 1

strikercho?

39. aakashram2001 posted on 29 Aug 2012, 06:22 0 0

hi apple is going to file a patent for patent dept itself so anything coming for patent they have to pay apple or pay after court ruling hope apple shold take my idea so they no need to run for patent filing anymore.................. yes it can happen in u...............................

47. E.N. posted on 29 Aug 2012, 16:45 0 0

I agree 100%. Without Apple, it may be extremely difficult for the technology to take off and mature.