Apple files for 'Vingle' trademark
Apple Computer has applied for a trademark on the term 'Vingle,' AppleInsider has discovered.
The iPod maker filed for the trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month under three distinct categories.
The first filing describes Vingle as: "Telecommunication services, namely, electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks; providing on-line chat rooms, bulletin boards and community forums for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning entertainment, music, concerts, videos, radio, television, film, news, sports, games and cultural events; 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;"
A second filing describes Vingle as an audio entertainment service that may be available in its retail stores: "Retail store services in the field of entertainment, namely, musical, audio and audiovisual works and related merchandise, provided via the internet and other computer and electronic communication networks; data storage and retrieval services; computerized data storage services; electronic storage and retrieval of documents, data, images, audio, video and audiovisual works; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid"
A final filing is more vague, describing Vingle as "Computers; computer hardware; computer peripherals; hand held computers; computer terminals; personal digital assistants; electronic organizers; electronic notepads; apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sounds, images, or other data; portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing audio, video and still images files; magnetic data carriers; mobile digital electronic devices; telephones; computer gaming machines; monitors, displays, keyboards, cables, modems, printers, videophones, disk drives; cameras; computer software; computer software for use in authoring, downloading, transmitting, receiving, editing, extracting, encoding, decoding, playing, storing and organizing audio, video and still images; computer software for DVD authoring; prerecorded computer programs for personal information management; database management software; computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; blank computer and consumer electronic storage media; computer and electronic games; user manuals sold as a unit with the aforementioned goods"
All three filings were made on October 7th.
We welcome your speculation in the AppleInsider Forums.
The iPod maker filed for the trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month under three distinct categories.
The first filing describes Vingle as: "Telecommunication services, namely, electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks; providing on-line chat rooms, bulletin boards and community forums for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning entertainment, music, concerts, videos, radio, television, film, news, sports, games and cultural events; 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;"
A second filing describes Vingle as an audio entertainment service that may be available in its retail stores: "Retail store services in the field of entertainment, namely, musical, audio and audiovisual works and related merchandise, provided via the internet and other computer and electronic communication networks; data storage and retrieval services; computerized data storage services; electronic storage and retrieval of documents, data, images, audio, video and audiovisual works; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid"
A final filing is more vague, describing Vingle as "Computers; computer hardware; computer peripherals; hand held computers; computer terminals; personal digital assistants; electronic organizers; electronic notepads; apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sounds, images, or other data; portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing audio, video and still images files; magnetic data carriers; mobile digital electronic devices; telephones; computer gaming machines; monitors, displays, keyboards, cables, modems, printers, videophones, disk drives; cameras; computer software; computer software for use in authoring, downloading, transmitting, receiving, editing, extracting, encoding, decoding, playing, storing and organizing audio, video and still images; computer software for DVD authoring; prerecorded computer programs for personal information management; database management software; computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; blank computer and consumer electronic storage media; computer and electronic games; user manuals sold as a unit with the aforementioned goods"
All three filings were made on October 7th.
We welcome your speculation in the AppleInsider Forums.
Comments
The third sounds like a new naming scheme for their "iApps." Maybe we'll see nomenclature shifts starting soon?
Weird stuff.
Really puts "Mighty Mouse" in perspective.
Mighty Mouse doesn't sound silly at all anymore
...magnetic data carriers; mobile digital electronic devices; telephones; computer gaming machines; monitors, displays, keyboards, cables, modems, printers, videophones, wearable devices for time travel, disk drives; cameras...
Vingle --> Mingle
Video Mingle
Originally posted by DeaPeaJay
a new ichat type deal?
Vingle --> Mingle
Video Mingle
This would be my guess. Some sort of video chat rooms maybe.
I like the idea of video mingle though.
Or v-mingling.
Originally posted by G-Dog
This one is unlikely but I thought I'd get it out. Could it be like a jingle for you phone but instead being video based calling it a vingle?
Unlikely? Jeez, I dunno. Kinda makes sense imho.
though this trademarking may mean absolutely nothing in the long run. remember "gigawire"? that went absolutely nowhere (or it's the slowest developing product/service known to mankind)
Originally posted by gyre
The word "Vingle" seems kind of silly...
So did 'Nano'.
Vingle.
V-i-i-ingle.
"Look; I haff mein Vingle."
"Come, Liebchen, let us Vingle."
"Let's Vingle at 8:00 PM."
"I Vingle. You Vingle?"
"It don't know where I'd be without my Vingle!"
Even though I am no longer single, as long as there's a stylus and inkwell, I shall tingle to listen to a Jingle while I Vingle.
Yep; gonna keep my dayjob.
iV****
"See you soon."
V/R,
Aries 1B
Originally posted by nagromme
REALLY weird.
...magnetic data carriers; mobile digital electronic devices; telephones; computer gaming machines; monitors, displays, keyboards, cables, modems, printers, videophones, wearable devices for time travel, disk drives; cameras...
Pssst, you channeled into the 2022 Patent for Vingle 12.0.
V/R,
Aries 1B
We haven't even stopped laughing and snickering over Intel's ViiV yet, and now Apple comes out with this?
I'm not sure which is worse!
Oh, wait, I am. It's this.
I actually can see the Mighty Mouse name. It's somewhat obvious. Especially when mentioned in conjunction with Apple.
But this has no meaning by itself.
So what is it? A verb? A noun? A proper name?
So do we Vingle? Or is it one is going TO Vingle? Or is my equipment A Vingle? (I know my equipment is a mess, but that's something else).
I hope that as the intent with the trademark and the fact that we didn´t hear it yesterday means Apple decided not to use it.
Video Single also came to mind as well.