Apple has recently pushed out its iPhone 3.1 software for developers, just about two weeks after the iPhone OS 3.0 released. And now,  we are talking about the next generation of Apple device: iPhone 4.0. What?!

Yes, that’s revealed based on recent Apple patent fillings. Some new patent applications include event-based modes, scheduled and intelligent communications.

Event-based modes: As shown by above picture, your iPhone 4.0 device could be able to automatically adapt to different locations and life events and reconfigure it’s settings – e.g. switch the sound off and turn on a voicemail when calendar shows that you are in the meeting.

Scheduled communications: somewhat similar to the one above, but describes a way for you to automatically schedule/preset communications activities based on calendar events, your location, caller id and other conditions.

Intelligent communications:  You can select appropriate communication modes for incoming communications requests based on a user’s preferences and availability. The device can determine the communication modes of a user based on the current activity and allow the user to provide customized information to his/her contacts.

[via Unwired View]