Apple has filed some patent applications that show what potential features the smartphone giant is considering for it’s next generation iPhone operating system. The focus appears to be on making life easier by putting the iPhone into various modes depending on the situation.


Event-based modes: you can set the iPhone to do particular things at particular times, e.g going into silent mode and turning on voicemail when your calender says that you’re in a meeting

Scheduled communications:

E.g. your iPhone can automatically send a birthday greeting SMS or e-mail to your friends on a certain date, play a specific message based on caller id, if you are unable to pick-up the phone at the moment, send another message to your colleague if your haven’t answered his voicemail message in an hour, set-up a call with John on specific time, if a calendar entry says “Call John”, or send an e-mail to your friends in LA when you arrive there.

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