I like the first one - less waste is always good. Not sure about the 2nd, there will have to be tough security measures in place. But using it to control lighting, sound, and TV in my house would be exciting (although there are already applications out there for that, but they aren't cheap).
The first patent, number 7,929,959, is a cardless way of activate a cell phone that is attached to a specific carrier. You may not think that getting rid of the SIM card would be that big of a deal, but in reality this idea would allow end users to be able to easily switch carriers...without having to buy a new phone, with the associated hefty hardware bill.
The second patent, number 7,928,965, will add a radio-frequency identifier key to the touchscreen display. The radio-frequency identifier key that could, in the future, be used as a method of data transfer. It could also be used to open radio-frequency doors, or any other number of applications.
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