While a wireless iPod may or may not be on Apple's roadmap for this Christmas, it's clear that DOPOD, under class 38, covers this eventuality. Some examples of this classification include "Providing access to web sites on the Internet; delivery of digital music by telecommunications; one-way and two-way paging services; broadcasting or transmission of radio and television programmes and time sharing services for communication apparatus."

What exactly the DOPOD – will actually DO – is buried in class 9. While a lot of what's listed under class 9 could certainly be considered boiler plate, some specifics are still noteworthy, such as "motion picture apparatus, mobile/video/smart phones, internet e-mail, paging and being a video game machine."

Considering that it was reported that [url=http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/analyst_nvidia_chip_to_be_used_in_upcoming_video_ipod]Nvidia[/url] was awarded a major design for Apple's next generation iPod, a video game machine entry is quite relevant. The [url=http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181502681]EETimes[/url] also had a report in March titled "Nvidia, Intel bring 3D gaming to handheld devices" which stated that "According to Nvidia, the Monahans platform family will offer a wide range of performance, power and integration levels to help meet the needs of mobile phones, portable gaming devices, personal media players and other consumer electronic devices. The GoForce family of handheld GPUs, including the recently launched GoForce 5500, enables advanced multimedia features such as digital TV, advanced photo imaging, surround sound audio, and 3D gaming on next-generation handheld devices." Of course using Nvidia technology would also apply in delivering iChat AV on various forms of a video-phone.

Time will tell.

The international classifications

The following are the classification which appeared in Apple's filing:

International Class 9: Electrical and scientific apparatus

Video game machines for business use; photographic apparatus and instruments, motion picture apparatus and instruments, optical apparatus and instruments; measuring apparatus and instruments; electrical distribution or control machines and instruments, rotary converters, phase modifiers; batteries; electrical and magnetic measuring instruments; electric wires and cables; electric irons, electric hair curlers, electric buzzer; speakers, amplifiers, digital audio players, mobile phones, video phones, digital cameras, television receivers, radio receivers, and other electrical communication machines and instruments; personal digital assistants, electronic notebooks; magnetic recording media, computers, handheld personal computers, computer programs, computer peripherals, and other electronic machines and instruments and parts thereof; magnetic cores, resistance wire, electrodes; software for video game toys for domestic use, video game toys for domestic use, electronic circuits and CD-ROMs in which programs for portable liquid crystal game toys are recorded; records, metronomes, electronic circuits and CD-ROMs in which automatic playing programs for electronic musical instruments are recorded; motion picture films, slide films, slide film mounts, pre-recorded video discs and videotapes; electronic publications; computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, hand held computers, personal digital assistants, electronic organizers, electronic notepads, apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sounds, images, or data; magnetic data carriers; mobile digital electronic devices, computer gaming machines, microprocessors, monitors, displays, keyboards, cables, modems, printers, disk drives, cameras; telephones, mobile telephones; smart telephones; computer software; prerecorded computer programs for personal information management, database management software, character recognition software, electronic mail and messaging software, paging software, database synchronization software, computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases, computer software and firmware, operating system programs, data synchronization programs, and application development tool programs for personal and handheld computers; electronic handheld devices for the wireless receipt and/ or transmission of data and messages, and electronic devices that enable the user to keep track of or manage personal information; software for the redirection of messages, Internet e-mail, and/or data to one or more electronic handheld devices from a data store on or associated with a personal computer or a server; software for the synchronization of data between a remote station or device and a fixed or remote station or device; stereo speakers; apparatus, instruments and materials for transmitting and/or receiving and/or recording sound and/or images; radio receivers, amplifiers, sound recording and reproducing apparatus, electric phonographs, record players, high fidelity stereo apparatus, tape recorders and reproducing apparatus, loudspeakers, multiple speaker units, microphones, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.

International Class 38: Telecommunications; communication and telecommunication services

Providing access to web sites on the Internet; delivery of digital music by telecommunications; providing wireless telecommunications via electronic communications networks; wireless digital messaging, paging services, and electronic mail services, including services that enable a user to send and/or receive messages through a wireless data network; one-way and two-way paging services; communication by computer, computer intercommunication; telex, telegram and telephone services; rental, hire and leasing of communications apparatus and of electronic mailboxes; electronic bulletin board services; electronic communications consultancy; facsimile, message collection and transmission services; transmission of data and of information by electronic means, computer, cable, radio, teleprinter, teleletter, electronic mail, telecopier, television, microwave, laser beam, communications satellite or electronic communication means; transmission of data by audio-visual apparatus controlled by data processing apparatus or computers; broadcasting or transmission of radio and television programmes; time sharing services for communication apparatus; provision of telecommunications access and links to computer databases and the Internet; electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks; web casting services; delivery of messages by electronic transmission; provision of connectivity services and access to electronic communications networks, for transmission or reception of audio, video or multimedia content; providing access to digital music web sites on the Internet; providing access to MP3 web sites on the Internet; delivery of digital music by telecommunications; operating search engines; providing telecommunications connections to the Internet or databases; providing user access to the Internet (service providers); electronic mail services; telecommunication of information (including web pages), computer programs and any other data; video broadcasting, broadcasting prerecorded videos featuring music and entertainment, television programs, motion pictures, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs of all kinds, via a global computer network; streaming of video content via a global computer network; subscription audio broadcasting via a global computer network; audio broadcasting, broadcasting music, concerts, and radio programs, via a global computer network, streaming of audio content via a global computer network; electronic transmission of audio and video files via communications networks; providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network; communication services in the form of matching users for the transfer of music, video and audio recordings via communication networks; providing on-line bulletin boards for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning entertainment, music, concerts, videos, radio, television, film, news, sports, games and cultural events; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.

International Class 42 Scientific and technological services and research and design

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; legal services; computer hardware and software consulting services; rental of computer hardware and software apparatus and equipment; multimedia and audio-visual software consulting services; computer programming; support and consultation services for developing computer systems, databases and applications; graphic design for the compilation of web pages on the Internet; information relating to computer hardware or software provided on-line from a global computer network or the Internet; creating and maintaining web-sites; provision of web-sites featuring multimedia materials; hosting the web-sites of others; licensing of intellectual property; licensing services relating to music publishing and entertainment products and services; providing search engines for obtaining data via communications networks; providing databases and directories via communications networks for obtaining data in the fields of music, video, film, books, television, games and sports; application service provider (ASP) services featuring software for use in connection with online music subscription service, software that enables users to play and program music and entertainment-related audio, video, text and multimedia content, and software featuring musical sound recordings, entertainment-related audio, video, text and multimedia content; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software to enable users to program audio, video, text and other multimedia content, including music, concerts, videos, radio, television, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs; providing on-line facilities, via a global computer network, to enable users to program the scheduling of audio, video, text and other multimedia content, including music, concerts, videos, radio, television, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs as they will be aired; providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network; internet services, creating indexes of information, sites and other resources available on global computer networks for others; providing users of electronic communications networks with means of identifying, locating, grouping, distributing, and managing data and links to third-party computer servers, computer processors and computer users; searching, browsing and retrieving information, sites, and other resources available on global computer networks for others; organizing content of information provided over a global computer network according to user preference; providing computer databases in the nature of a bulletin board in the fields of music, video, film, books, television, games and sports; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.

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