We all know Apple is set its documentation behind Thunderbolt / Light Peak as the next dominant data transfer measure . Their latestpatent applicationsshow a employment for the technology beyond MacBooks and iMacs : iOS devices .
The patent of invention mostly revolve around the conception of wires and connectors , but Patently Apple was able-bodied to dig up a telling citation .
Before go into the details of this main letters patent in their serial publication of three , it should be remark that Apple states in their secondary patent of invention software that “ the present innovation , connection may also be a new character of connection . ” For example , “ a connection may be provided between a portable metier role player and a display , a computer and a portable media role player , or between other types of devices . ” Of naturally if this is to implement to future iOS devices , as suggest in the inverted comma above , Apple will have to reengineer the connector to be flat enough to correspond a USB - type of gimmick slot . The dependable news is that transferring datum to and from an iOS gadget will be light fast as will recharging .
These patent apps could very well just be a pre-emptive move by apple to defend some ascendency over the technology ( which was together with developed with Intel ) , since they ’ve also gone to great distance to secure the trademarks for Thunderbolt . But it also seems logical that Thunderbolt will someday supercede USB in our iPhones and iPads , and the thought of firm battery charging , as hint , is something that ’s always welcome . [ Patently Applevia Business Insider ]
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