AppleInsider Staff
Apple last year bought a number of patents from Maya-Systems Inc. that cover an "intuitive way to display any virtual content in a superior manner."
Maya-Systems announced the transaction in a press release issued on Thursday in which the Montreal-based company touted that its "axis-based user interface is ahead of the growing demand for axis-based user interfaces."
The company's description says it specializes in "developing advanced content management technologies." It was founded in 2002.
Promotional material from Maya-Systems showcases a file sorting system that aims to save time and ease access for personal and corporate users. Documents can be synced through the cloud and sorted based on relevant time, categories and more.
In the company's examples, files can be reorganized in a manner relevant to each client and project. And for personal users, e-mails, documents, photos and other files can be stored in one place, and quickly organized based on subject matter, such as a particular project or client.
"We dealt with a significant number of sophisticated buyers," said Mathieu Audet, founder of Maya-Systems. "We are pleased to have secured the transactions with Apple. Our patents have been analyzed thoroughly by many potential buyers. We are confident they are strong assets."
No price for the intellectual property was given, but Maya-Systems did reveal that the acquisition included 18 patent properties.
The company is the creator of "IamOrganized," which it advertises as the "first all-in-one file manager, sharing platform, cloud storage and workflow management tool to utilize innovation axis-based user interface technology."
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Based on tagging, nah.
Maybe if Apple can automate that side of the system it might be useful.
It sounds like Luba Goy doing the voice-over in that video.
Based on tagging, nah.
Maybe if Apple can automate that side of the system it might be useful.
Actually if you read the article and watch the video it's "axis-based," the tags are just the means.
Unfortunately, no one has explained (least of all the authors of the article) what "axis-based" means exactly or why we should be exited about it.
Actually if you read the article and watch the video it's "axis-based," the tags are just the means.
Unfortunately, no one has explained (least of all the authors of the article) what "axis-based" means exactly or why we should be exited about it.
We should be excited because Apple deemed this to be worthwhile and anybody who has tried to efficiently manage a gazillion documents on a computer knows it is a virtually impossible task. We should be excited that Apple may bring some 'new' tools to this arena.
Whatever it is.
Am I wrong, but is this a file interface for iCloud?
That would be beneficial for iPhone and iPad.