It’s been over 18 months since there was any official action on the Apple iTravel front – but perhaps things will stir once again after the regulators approved a number of important patents.
Apple has this week won what is known as a “granted patent” by the US PTO, part of a suite of approvals issued for a designs and schema relating to a number of products and verticals.
Two of the most important patents relate to near field communication technology and travel reservation and check-in services via a mobile.
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