Kwiveki ephelileyo, i-Ofisi yePatent yase-United States kunye ne-Ofisi yoRhwebo yapapasha iimpawu ezimbini ezibhalisiweyo ze-Apple zenkqubo yayo yokusebenza ye-smartwatch, i-watchOS. Amanqaku okuqala afakwe phantsi kwesakhelo samazwe ngamazwe seKlasi ye-9, ebandakanya i-hardware, ngelixa elesibini lifakwe phantsi kwe-International Class 42, ebandakanya iinkqubo kunye neenkqubo zesofthiwe. NgoSeptemba 30, 2016, i-Apple yenza isicelo eHong Kong esijoliswe kwizixhobo ze-'iPod'; Ekuqaleni isenokubonakala ngathi sisicelo nje sohlaziyo. Nangona kunjalo, kwakungeyona yodwa eyayivezwa ngokumalunga neklasi yendabuko ye-9 ye-hardware, kodwa yanikezelwa kwiklasi ye-14; iiwotshi. Kutheni le nto i-Apple ifake i-patent kule klasi ngeli xesha kwimbali ye-iPod?
Ubuhlanya bexeshana obakhokelela ekubeni bacinge ngewotshi ye-iPod ayinambali ende. Yaqala malunga ne-2011 kwaye yaphela ngokukhawuleza. Yayiyiwotshi efana ne-Apple Watch, kodwa isekelwe kwisikrini se-iPod kunye neentambo ezifumaneka kuluhlu olubanzi lwemibala. Ezi ntambo zazifana nezo zisetyenziswa ngoku yi-Apple Watch Sport.
Ngamanye amaxesha akukho sizathu sokuba kutheni iifayile zokubhaliswa kwe-Apple kwenye yeempawu zayo zenziwe ngohlelo olungaqhelekanga kunye neenkcazo eziphambeneyo ezinokukhokelela ekubhidekeni ngezinto ezifana neekawusi zombane. Iimveliso ezingenanto yakwenza nemveliso yokugqibela yeApple kwaphela. Nangona kunjalo, kule meko, yanikezelwa ngenjongo kuhlelo olunye olujolise ngokukodwa kwiiwotshi. Akukho thuba lempazamo. Ewe kunjalo, sinokucinga ukuba yimeko yokuba iApple idale ukuba izinike umaleko wokhuseleko kwaye yinyani engayi phambili. Kufuneka kwakhona sicinge ukuba i-Apple inokuphinda ithathele ingqalelo i-iPod nano iwotshi njengomgca omtsha weewotshi ezihlakaniphile, ezinokuthi ekuqaleni zibandakanye iibhendi ezinemibala ngogxininiso kunye nobudlelwane kunye nehlabathi lomculo.
Okwangoku, yinto enomdla ukuyigcina engqondweni hleze i-Apple ihambe kwi-tangent kungekudala ngemveliso efanayo kwaye inokubangela ukothuka okungako. Apha ngezantsi sibhala isicelo sika-Apple sokuba sinikelwe eHong Kong nalapho sibhekisa khona.
La Isicelo sikaApple saseHong Kong se-'iPod' senzelwe iKlasi ye-14 yaMazwe ngaMazwe equka oku kulandelayo: «ukwenziwa kweewotshi kunye nezixhobo zekronometric; iiwotshi iiwotshi iiwotshi iichronographs ezisetyenziswa njengewotshi, iikhronomitha, iibhanti zewotshi, izacholo zewotshi, iikesi zewotshi, iiwotshi, kunye nezixhobo zehorological and chronometric; iinxalenye zeewotshi, iiwotshi kunye neewotshi kunye nezixhobo ze-chronometric; nobucwebe.
Isatifikethi se-Apple RTM ye 'watchOS'
Uphawu lokuthengisa olubhalisiweyo lwe-Apple okokuqala ngqa kunye nesatifikethi se-5.061.202 ye-watchOS, egutyungelwe yi-International Class 9 equka oku kulandelayo: «Iikhompyutha; izixhobo zekhompyuter zeperipheral; ukurekhodwa kwesandi kunye nesidlali, iMP3 kunye nabanye abadlali beaudio kwifomathi yedijithali; inkqubo yokuma kwehlabathi (GPS), izixhobo zonxibelelwano ezingenazingcingo zelizwi, idatha okanye ukuhanjiswa komfanekiso; isoftwe izixhobo ze-elektroniki kunye nemidlalo.
Iimpawu zokuthengisa ezibhaliswe yi-Apple okwesibini, kunye nesatifikethi 5.061.203 ye-watchOS, ehlanganiswe yiklasi yamazwe ngamazwe 42 equka oku kulandelayo: «Ucwangciso lweKhompyutha; ihardware kunye noyilo lwesoftware nophuhliso; iinkonzo zehardware kunye nesoftware, iinkonzo zenkxaso yobugcisa kunye neenkonzo zokubonisana kuphuhliso lweenkqubo zekhompyutha, ugcino-lwazi kunye nokusetyenziswa, ukubonelela ngehardware okanye isoftware yolwazi lwe-intanethi, ukubonelela ngesoftware ye-intanethi engenakukhutshelwa; ulwazi, iingcebiso kunye neenkonzo zokubonisana ezinxulumene nazo zonke ezi zinto zikhankanywe ngasentla.
I-Apple, okwangoku, isebenza kuphela kumgca omnye weewotshi ezihlakaniphile, ezinoluhlu olwahlukileyo kwi-brand efanayo: Apple Watch. Ngokusekelwe kwinto esiyibonileyo, ayinqatshelwe ukuba inkampani yeCupertino iya kuqalisa umgca wesibini, mhlawumbi phantsi kolunye uphawu, olunxulumene neeiPod.
