Apple Patents In-Call Messaging And File Transfer

I really hope this iPhone patent gets implemented. Not because I personally need it, but because it’s cool: Apple has designed a method to transfer messages or archives to whoever you are talking with on the phone, in real time:

While a user of a mobile device is using telephony services, the user may want to send a message or a file to another part. To send this information, the user may have to disconnect the call, and then perform a lookup of the caller’s contact information prior to being able to send the message or file. This multi-step process can be tedious for the user.

[AppleInsider]

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    ThePengwin

    Friday, August 21, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    I can SMS and MMS while on the phone, how is this different?

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      Kieran Cummings

      Friday, August 21, 2009 at 10:17 AM

      Well, you still have to look up the user’s address details in your phonebook for a start. MMS doesn’t transfer files per say (only images).

      While it’s “similar” to what you can do, the ingeniousness is the fact you don’t have to look up the person while you’re talking to them and that you can transfer a file directly.

      I thought the article was clear enough on this, or was your comment just to show the world how “good” you are?

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