Ngesonto eledlule, i-United States Patent ne-Trademark Office ishicilele izimpawu zokuhweba ezimbili ezibhalisiwe zakwa-Apple ngohlelo lwayo lwe-smartwatch, i-watchOS. Umkhiqizo wokuqala wethulwe kuhlaka lwamazwe omhlaba lweClass 9, olumayelana nezingxenyekazi zekhompiyutha, kanti olwesibili olwethulwe ku-International Class 42, oluhlanganisa izinhlelo nezinhlelo. NgoSepthemba 30, 2016, u-Apple wenza isicelo eHong Kong esasiqondiswe kumadivayisi we-'Pod '; Ekuqaleni bekungahle kubukeke sengathi mhlawumbe bekuyisicelo sokuvuselela nje. Kodwa-ke, bekungasikhona kuphela okwethulwe maqondana nesigaba sendabuko se-9 sehadiwe, kepha sethulwa isigaba se-14; yamawashi. Kungani i-Apple izofaka ilungelo lobunikazi kuleli klasi ngalesi sikhathi kumlando we-iPod?
I-craze edlulayo ekuholele ekucabangeni ngewashi le-iPod ayinakudala. Iqale cishe ngo-2011 futhi yaphela ngokushesha. Kwakuwashi elifana ne-Apple Watch, kepha ngokususelwa kusikrini se-iPod nangemichilo etholakala ngemibala ehlukahlukene. Lezi zintambo zazifana nalokho okusetshenziswa yi-Apple Watch Sport njengamanje.
Kwesinye isikhathi asikho isizathu sokuthi kungani amafayela we-Apple welinye lomkhiqizo wawo enziwa ngezigaba ezingajwayelekile nezincazelo ezingasile ezingadala ukudideka ngezinto ezifana namasokisi kagesi. Imikhiqizo engenabo ubudlelwano nomkhiqizo wokuphela we-Apple. Kodwa-ke, kuleli cala, yethulwe ngamabomu kusigaba esisodwa esigxile ngqo kumawashi. Alikho ithuba lephutha. Vele, singacabanga ukuthi yisimo i-Apple esidala ukuzinikeza ungqimba lokuzivikela nokuthi kuliqiniso elingayi phambili. Kumele futhi ucabange ukuthi i-Apple ingacubungula kabanzi iwashi le-iPod nano njengomugqa omusha wewashi ehlakaniphile, engaqala ifake amabhendi anemibala ngokugcizelela nangokuhlobana nezwe lomculo.
Okwamanje, kuyinto ethokozisayo okumele uyikhumbule hleze i-Apple isuke i-tangent kungekudala ngomkhiqizo ofanayo nokuthi ingadala isimanga esikhulu i-priori. Okulandelayo kungumbhalo wesicelo sika-Apple asifaka eHong Kong futhi esikhuluma ngaso.
La Isicelo se-Apple Hong Kong se-'Pod 'senzelwe i-International Class 14 ehlanganisa lokhu okulandelayo: “amatomu wokulandelana kwezinkanyezi nezinsimbi okulandelana kwawo; amawashi; amawashi; Amawashi; ama-chronographs asetshenziswa njengamawashi, amawashi wesitophu, imichilo yokubuka, amabhendi wokubuka, amakesi wokubuka, amawashi, nama-chronometric horological and instrument; izingxenye zamawashi, amawashi kanye ne-horology nezinsimbi ze-chronometric; namagugu «.
Isitifiketi se-Apple RTM se-'WOSOS '
I-Apple ibhalise uphawu lokuhweba okokuqala ngesitifiketi 5.061.202 se-watchOS, esimbozwe yi-International class 9 ehlanganisa okulandelayo: «Amakhompyutha; amadivayisi we-computer peripheral; ukuqoshwa komsindo nesidlali, i-MP3 nezinye izidlali zomsindo ngefomethi yedijithali; uhlelo lokubeka umhlaba jikelele (i-GPS), amadivayisi wokuxhumana angenantambo wokudluliswa kwezwi, idatha noma isithombe; isoftware; imidlalo yekhompyutha neye-elekthronikhi «.
Uphawu lokuhweba olubhaliswe yi-Apple okwesibili, ngesitifiketi esingu-5.061.203 se-watchOS, esimbozwe isigaba samazwe angama-42 ehlanganisa okulandelayo: «Uhlelo lwekhompyutha; ukwakhiwa nokuthuthukiswa kwesoftware; izinsizakalo zokubonisana ngehadiwe kanye nesoftware, ukwesekwa kwezobuchwepheshe nezinsizakalo zokubonisana zokuthuthukisa izinhlelo zamakhompiyutha, imininingwane yolwazi nezinhlelo zokusebenza, ukuhlinzeka ngemininingwane yolwazi oluku-inthanethi noma isoftware, enikezela ngesoftware engalandeki; imininingwane, izinsizakalo zokweluleka nezokubonisana ezihlobene nakho konke lokhu okushiwo ngenhla ".
I-Apple, okwamanje, isebenza kuphela kulayini owodwa wamawashi ahlakaniphile, anebanga elihlukile ngaphakathi komkhiqizo ofanayo: I-Apple Watch. Ngokuya ngokubonile, akunqatshelwe ukuthi inkampani yaseCupertino yethula umugqa wesibili, mhlawumbe ngaphansi komunye umkhiqizo, ohlobene nama-iPod.
