蘋果在華申請相關專利 iPhone雙卡雙待指日可待

Apple Inc has filed two patent applications in China, in a move to prepare for new smartphone features that can resonate with local consumers.

蘋果公司已在中國提交了兩項專利申請，爲推出中國消費者特別關心的智能手機新功能做準備。

The California-headquartered firm filed two applications to patent its dual-SIM card technologies in China, which enable one phone to support two carriers at the same time, according to the official website of China's State Intellectual Property Office.

中國國家知識產權局官網顯示，總部位於加利福尼亞州的蘋果公司提交了兩項申請，在中國爲其雙SIM卡技術申請專利，該技術能夠讓一部手機同時支持兩個運營商。

The two applications, filed in February and March respectively, are still awaiting approval, and they are Apple's latest efforts to lure consumers away from competitors such as Samsung and Huawei which have already unveiled similar features on their top-end devices.

兩項申請的提交時間分別爲今年2月、3月，目前仍在等待審批。這是蘋果公司試圖從三星和華爲等已在其高端設備上推出類似功能的競爭者手中吸引走消費者的最新努力

Nicole Peng, research director at Shanghai-based consultancy Canalys, said the dual-SIM card features are popular among businessmen in China and other Southeastern Asian countries.

總部位於上海的諮詢公司Canalys的研究主管妮科爾·彭表示，雙SIM卡功能在中國和其他東南亞國家的商人之間非常流行。

"The move can help Apple battle mounting competition, though it will take time to apply the new functions to smartphones," Peng said.

妮科爾·彭說：“雖然還需要時間將新功能應用到智能手機上，不過該舉措可以幫助蘋果公司在日益激烈的競爭中保持競爭力。”

The news came shortly after Apple set up its first China research and development center in Beijing, with registered capital of 100 million yuan ($14.99 million).

這一消息是在蘋果於北京設立了第一個中國研發中心後不久傳出的，該研發中心的註冊資本爲1億元人民幣（摺合1499萬美元）。

The center will have roughly 500 employees and the total investment will be up to 300 million yuan, the local government said.

據當地政府表示，該中心將會有大約500名員工，總投資將高達3億元。