Comments on: Through patent filing, Apple hints at rich future of AppleTV http://www.last100.com/2008/02/07/through-patent-filing-apple-hints-at-rich-future-of-appletv/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kai http://www.last100.com/2008/02/07/through-patent-filing-apple-hints-at-rich-future-of-appletv/#comment-44286 Kai Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:02:43 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2008/02/07/through-patent-filing-apple-hints-at-rich-future-of-appletv/#comment-44286 Why do patent applications use language and look like they are being written in the 19th century? Why do patent applications use language and look like they are being written in the 19th century?

]]> By: Bill http://www.last100.com/2008/02/07/through-patent-filing-apple-hints-at-rich-future-of-appletv/#comment-36291 Bill Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:38:29 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2008/02/07/through-patent-filing-apple-hints-at-rich-future-of-appletv/#comment-36291 AppleTV is not the first product to envision this type of user experience. Remember the old AOLTV service? It included overlays like this, including chat and instant messaging features tied to the channel being viewed. Very cool for its day. AOL has approved patents for these and other technologies. There were also synchronized games to play along with broadcast TV, and news and sports scores, and interactive tie-ins with TV commercials. It's questionable whether all of Apple's patent applications will be approved. There's tons of prior art of the subject. One of AOL’s patent authors has an interesting post at http://www.broodingsavage.com/journal/2008/2/10/apple-patents-time-machine-appletv.html AppleTV is not the first product to envision this type of user experience. Remember the old AOLTV service? It included overlays like this, including chat and instant messaging features tied to the channel being viewed. Very cool for its day.

AOL has approved patents for these and other technologies. There were also synchronized games to play along with broadcast TV, and news and sports scores, and interactive tie-ins with TV commercials.

It’s questionable whether all of Apple’s patent applications will be approved. There’s tons of prior art of the subject. One of AOL’s patent authors has an interesting post at http://www.broodingsavage.com/.....pletv.html

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