Patently Apple is reporting on a recently released Apple patent applications that outlines a new Mac OS X feature they’re calling “Safe Deposit Box”
Here’s an excerpt:
Apple’s patent is about a safe deposit box for securing important user files. In one aspect, when a user drags-and-drops a file representation onto a safe deposit box icon, the file is secured. In another aspect, when a user selects the safe deposit box icon and verifies his or her identity, the user could access secured files through a safe deposit box window.
The user could drag sensitive files to the safe deposit box where they will be hidden and encrypted. The original files could then be deleted or sent to a server for backup.
One of the key attributes or selling points of Apple’s Safe Deposit Box Application or OS X feature is that your digital valuables could be stored “off site” or beyond the home computer to safeguard your digital valuables which could be something like a Will or Living Will, agreements, life insurance policies, home insurance policies, a simple home inventory list or video or perhaps something that’s really valuable to most every iTunes fan: a copy of your iTunes Library.
Of course, we don’t know for sure that this is coming to Mac OS X Lion, but it seems the most logical. That is, if they intend to bring this feature to market at all. That said, Apple has only given a small preview of Mac OS X Lion, and there are undoubtedly more features to be announced at a later date, before the OS goes on sale in July as planned.
To me, this feature sounds a lot like Dropbox, but only integrated into the OS itself, and not a third-party service. Apple will undoubtedly be using their new NC data center to power this feature if it does come to market.
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