Apple Continues Patent Trolling With Voice Tagging for Photos

Apple’s latest patent filing is another move towards more patent trolling – a patent filing for implementing voice tagging that’s already been patented by Nokia. According to the document, the patent was filed on March 13, 2013 which was clearly after Nokia’s voice tagging patent filed on December 17, 2004. To compare the two features filed to the US Patent Office, we’ll share the abstract form both documents:

Apple (March 13, 2013)

The electronic device with one or more processors and memory provides a digital photograph of a real-world scene.

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