Apple granted patent for device-based car keys
Apple has been granted a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a service that would store vehicle keys on an iPhone... More
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Apple granted NFC and Touch ID patents
Apple has been granted 45 patents relating to NFC, Touch ID and Apple Watch in the US, Patently Apple reports... More
Apple Watch patent transfers data in a shake
Apple’s latest patent details how an Apple Watch could exchange information with another when wearers greet each other with a handshake... More
Apple gets Concert Ticket+ patent
The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for its Concert Ticket+ concept, first unveiled in 2010... More
Apple proposes fingerprints in the cloud
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published three patent applications from Apple that relate to both Apple Pay and Touch ID biometric verification... More
23 Apple patents related to NFC and mobile payments
Apple has been steadily building a portfolio of patents related to NFC and mobile payments over recent years, from as far back as 2009. NFC World+ has reported on these as they have been published and links are provided here to details of 23 patents covering technical innovations and use cases in payments, mobile marketing, coupon delivery, gifting, event ticketing, content sharing, travel and beyond. More
Apple patent gives with NFC
Apple has applied for a patent covering processes for gifting digital content to friends using transmission methods including NFC, according to Patently Apple... More
Apple plans NFC-based airline ticketing plus unmanned airport check-in and security processes
The latest in a host of near field communication-related patent applications from Apple covers the use of an NFC-enabled iPhone for buying an airline ticket and for checking in baggage... More