iPhone Patent Lays Out Possible New Features

**Cody Overcash** · 06-03-2008, 11:38 PM

Aidan Malley at AppleInsider dug up and dug through a recent Apple iPhone patent that describes many possible future features for the iPhone. Including many that we are already expecting in the 3g iPhone expected to be announced by Mr. Jobs on June 9th.

If you want to know what else is in store for the future of the iPhone take a flip through the 371 page patent here. You will recognize every feature of the iPhone you currently know and love, but with enough digging you'll stumble upon some interesting ones.

Lucky for us Aidan already did! Of course Apple has no obligation to include all these neat new features, but if they want to nothing is going to stop them. We hope to see many of these in 3g iPhone release.

Possible features that would probably implemented on the original iPhone via a firmware update (if implemented at all of course):

Instant Messaging
Flash and Quicktime in Safari
A blogging client
Java software downloads
MMS messaging
Voice activated commands
Voice Recording

Hardware changes expected for the 3g iPhone:

GPS module with geo-tagging
Optical sensor for videoconferencing

**Dust Busta** · 06-03-2008, 11:43 PM

I hope this comes out on the 9th because I'm selling my phone this weekend!

Can't wait to see some of these new features, Is a Video Recorder also going to be added?

**matinm90** · 06-03-2008, 11:51 PM

does the 371 page patent really have that diagram? if so then we are set, it will have gps.

**iPhoneMadness** · 06-03-2008, 11:51 PM

* Instant Messaging
* Flash and Quicktime in Safari
* A blogging client
* Java software downloads
* MMS messaging
* Voice activated commands
* Voice Recording

How does a patent show these features? Or is it just wishful thinking?

**Cody Overcash** · 06-03-2008, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by matinm90

does the 371 page patent really have that diagram? if so then we are set, it will have gps.

actually thats two diagrams. This first one is on the first page of the patent.

**steveleepete** · 06-04-2008, 12:20 AM

it's going to be a loooong week :]

**cockyjeremy** · 06-04-2008, 12:24 AM

6/9 is my birthday.. such a badass birthday present!!!

**DarkMirc** · 06-04-2008, 02:04 AM

Well it looks like there is still no file sharing for bluetooth

**mofolo** · 06-04-2008, 02:52 AM

Damnit June 9th!
Come faster already!

**belezaman** · 06-04-2008, 04:22 AM

i hope it has all the features that we are expecting!! anybody buy some stock in apple?? (AAPL) cause they are going to sell a hell of alot of 3g iphones!!! haha.... i cant believe they are producing millions of iphones, and not one person has got their hands on what one does and what it looks like to show the people of the internet world...... this is B#LLSH$T!!

**MattMac** · 06-04-2008, 04:26 AM

@iPhoneMadness -> And anyone else interested. Flick through the patent if you don't believe it... the link is there to the full thing...

Hmm, I've been thinking... The picture on the right is an image of the iPhone running the Safari app... The add bookmark button is in the top left like in the old Safari (per 1.1.3). Its in the centre on the bottom bar in the post 1.1.3 version of Safari. It sparks questions in my mind...

**huntor** · 06-04-2008, 04:29 AM

i bet they'll announce it on the 9th and release it on the 27th or the 30th.
(i'd say the 29th but its on a sunday.)

**cscho0415** · 06-04-2008, 05:02 AM

it also says video, browsing and search modules...

**dontevenfucwitme** · 06-04-2008, 05:37 AM

any new word on pricing? i am planning to sell my phone within the next few days since i know i can get more than i paid for it still on ebay

**~Steve Jobs~** · 06-04-2008, 06:42 AM

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

**kadinh** · 06-04-2008, 07:49 AM

it seems like it is getting better and better every day. why isnt it june 9th now?!

**MOEPLO** · 06-04-2008, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by cockyjeremy

6/9 is my birthday.. such a badass birthday present!!!

haha same here 6/9 baby!!! my birthday couldnt get ANY better. unless the 3g actually releases that day!

**redelephantlabel** · 06-04-2008, 09:55 AM

what? optical sensor for videoconferencing? Isn't the optical sensor just for automatic brightness adjustment?

**iPhoneMadness** · 06-04-2008, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by MattMac

@iPhoneMadness -> And anyone else interested. Flick through the patent if you don't believe it... the link is there to the full thing...

Hmm, I've been thinking... The picture on the right is an image of the iPhone running the Safari app... The add bookmark button is in the top left like in the old Safari (per 1.1.3). Its in the centre on the bottom bar in the post 1.1.3 version of Safari. It sparks questions in my mind...

I didn't say I didn't believe it, I was just wondering how all that is interpreted from the Patent.

It made more sense after I read threw it a bit.

**vikiniland** · 06-04-2008, 11:23 AM

Finally getting flash!

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