Okay, we know that Apple is currently suing Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer HTC with 20 alleged patent infringements. Since we are not going into the whole tirade about the HTC-Google connection and that Apple simply wants to strike at their competitor, lets us take a look at this from another perspective: why was Apple sitting on 20 patents for so long waiting for the chance to make a lawsuit?
Well, here is one approved Apple patent that they may never have to sue anyone else over: the Apple iKey.
Now, the concept of electronic locks and using electronic devices to open such locks has been around since the early days of science fiction. It is not an innovative or exciting concept since plenty of us have already had the feeling of fumbling through a giant key set and simply wishing that we all just had one device to open our doors –fancy that huh?
But the real problem here is that despite the fact that plenty of us have wished for it, none of us would actually want our doors or cars or lockers to be opened by wave signals from our iPhones because that would be akin to letting our keys be easily duplicated.
Despite the great fuss about encryption technology and security backups on these devices, the potential problems that can be linked to this technology far outweigh the benefits.
Even if many of us already use similar form of technology on our cars; the general public is far too paranoid and untrusting of electronic devices to put the safety of their homes under its mercy. The emotional and psychological value of knowing that you alone hold a physical key to your home is something that no electronic gadget can hope to match.
Get to know more about the Apple iKey patent at Pocket Lint.
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