patent application service

基本解釋

Article 7. No entity or individual shall prevent the inventor or creator from filing an application for a patent for a non-service invention-creation.
第七條對(duì)發(fā)明人或者設(shè)計(jì)人的非職務(wù)發(fā)明創(chuàng)造專(zhuān)利申請(qǐng)，任何單位或者個(gè)人不得壓制。
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The practical application shows that the system is safe and reliable, and has high illumination intensity and long service-life. The system has been applied for the patent of invention.
經(jīng)實(shí)際應(yīng)用表明該燈具照度高、壽命長(zhǎng)、安全可靠，并已申請(qǐng)了發(fā)明專(zhuān)利。

Of course, there's no guarantee that such a system will indeed be a part of Apple's seemingly imminent streaming service, but the patent application was filed way back in November of 2009, which certainly means it's had plenty of time to implement it if it chose to.
ENGADGET: Apple patent application suggests partial storage of music to speed up streaming