Njengoba bekulokhu kukhulunywa muva nje ngama-Apple AirPods amasha, okubakhathaza kakhulu abathengi abangaba khona balawa ma-headphone amasha ukunamathela kwabo endlebeni, ngaleyo ndlela ugweme ukuwa nokulahleka uma kwenzeka uzijwayeza noma yimuphi umdlalo nabo noma esinye isimo esikhethekile.
Okuhlobene nalokhu, Isicelo se-patent sitholwe yi-Apple futhi sashicilelwa izolo, lapho kwembulwa khona ukuthi onjiniyela baseCupertino babe nezinkinga ezifanayo nezamakhasimende angaba khona. Kusho ilungelo lobunikazi, enye i-AirPods design ingabonakala ukuze ulungise idivayisi endlebeni, ukuze inamathele kuyo ngokuqinile.
Kodwa-ke, kubonakala sengathi i-patent eyethulwe ngaleso sikhathi yi-Apple, ekugcineni yenqatshwa yiqembu elifanayo lomsebenzi lapho kuqinisekiswa ukuthi ukubanjwa kolunye uhlobo lobunikazi kwakusebenza ngempumelelo.
Eqinisweni, namuhla, iningi lamakhasimende asebenzisa ama-AirPod amasha, aqinisekisa ukuthi ukwesekwa kwawo kuphelele kwezemidlalo. Ngisho, abanye abasubathi benze izibuyekezo ukuzihlola nokuqinisekisa ukuthi zilingana kahle endlebeni.
I-patent yalawa ma-AirPod, ekugcineni esuliwe, inezingwegwe ezitholakala endlebeni, zibopha ngomazibuthe, ngale ndlela ukulungisa ihedsethi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ayiwi. Leli patent lathunyelwa yinkampani yaseNyakatho Melika ngoJuni walo nyaka.
Leli patent litholakele bekungeze ubunzima obedlulele kumklamo, futhi yenza ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwaba nzima, into inkampani yaseNyakatho Melika ezama ukuyigwema ngazo zonke izindlela. Ekugcineni, i-Apple ilahle umkhiqizo ovela kulelo patent futhi yakhetha ukwakheka kwamanje. Impela, impumelelo.
Kodwa-ke, le patent esikulethela yona namuhla ayikhishwa ngokuphelele. Kungenzeka ukuthi i-Apple izoyisebenzisa ngokuzayo kwezinye zezinhlobo zayo ze-Beats brand.