The Apple iTravel project appears to be gaining momentum by the day with a new patent filed in the US this week to run an extremely powerful location-based tool.
The latest piece of functionality uses the iPhone’s geo-positioning software to automatically provide app-based services to the user wherever they are around the world.
PatentlyApple picked up on the latest piece of technology sent by the phone and software giant to the US Patents Office – a filing which comes just weeks after the registration of the core iTravel software bundle.
Essentially the software works by pinpointing the user’s location – in the same way as the mapping software works on the existing iPhone – and then provides an app appropriate.
Read the full story at:http://www.tnooz.com/2010/05/14/mobile/apple-itravel-dream-comes-another-step-closer-with-location-app-function/
