Apple的新專利

USPTO在2008.11.13.公開Apple所申請的20080280461號名為ELECTROMAGNETIC CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE的專利申請案。透過該裝置可以提供影像畫面，在操作方面，使用者可以隨意將畫面放大、縮小，專利申請案中所包括的技術，目前只有少部份功能真的有在市面上的產品出現。

20080280461號專利申請案

Title:ELECTROMAGNETIC CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Abstract:

An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet or ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.

Smart的看法

Apple自從改名之後，其產品發展策略已幾乎與其原來以電腦為主的產品完全脫離，逐漸朝消費性電子產品的方向靠攏，由專利申請方向可嗅到一些蛛絲馬跡，其未來發展值得注意。