Apple's Magnetic Stand for Tablet Device - post 12
Apple recently has a patent application published by the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office. The
patent describes a magnetic mount for a tablet and then a magnet “stand” that
attaches it to the car. It also
describes a magnet mount to an overhead console in the car. The system allows the tablet to easily detach
from the car mount. It also includes
sensors so the tablet can automatically go into car mode when it senses it is
securely locked into the car mount.
The tablet would also wirelessly interact with the car to
display car functions, present navigation, act as a backup camera monitor, and
link to the car audio system. It could
respond to audible commands as well.
The patent cites a stand that has “a magnetic attachment
unit that interacts with the magnet attachment mechanism to secure the tablet
device and the stand, wherein a sensor in the tablet device senses that the
tablet device is secured to the stand causing the tablet to automatically
interact with the motor vehicle in a wireless mode.”
Link to:
Magnetic Stand for Tablet Device
I'm wondering if this patent might infringe on other patents relating to vehicle mobile stands and systems. I know that Motorola Atrix HD has a stand which consumers can place in the car and the phone will automatically become more driver-friendly (GPS, music/radio, etc.)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really interesting patent, hopefully they haven't infringed on any other patents. Then again, as we talked about in class even if some parts of that patent infringe on another patent it must infringe on every part of the claim.
ReplyDeleteThat seems like an interesting patent, but I feel like I've seen quite a few magnetic car mounts. A simple Google search for 'magnetic car mount' brings up a few. Doesn't seem like 'new' or 'not obvious'. But maybe they've framed the description or the claims in a clever manner.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I wonder how this claim will differ from other magnetic mounts in the market. I don't think this mount will infringe as it will be specifically designed for the use of an iPad and probably have features that wouldn't be on other mounts.
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