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An illuminating patent from Apple
An Apple patent application under the name "Illuminated touch pad" has been published by the US Patent & Trademark Office. There are several innovations detailed in the application, but it pertains primarily to touch sensitive inputs that provide ...
Gallery: Apple TV DVR patent filing
Apple patent application details simple "Grab and Go" sync
Apple, being the innovative corporation that it is, applies for patents many times per year. While many of these items may never make it to market, the company is proactive in making sure that possible patents are filed as soon as possible in order ...
New, Star Trek-ish Apple multitouch patent surfaces
Details of a recent Apple patent have just emerged, and they describe a potential new multitouch input method that sounds like it came right off the Starship Enterprise. The patent describes a large multitouch-enabled surface that will allow ...
"Podmaps" concept patent sought by Apple
AppleInsider has uncovered news of an Apple patent application for a software concept called a "podmap," which is more or less what it sounds like -- a series of maps or driving directions accompanied by an audio version of the same, downloadable ...
Apple files patent for collapsible ports
Apple Insider is reporting that Apple has filed a patent for collapsible ports, supposedly for use inside a coming ultraportable computer. I didn't quite get the idea at first (because supposedly the ports collapse in order to give the innards more ...
Apple has patented "smart garments"
Would you believe an article of clothing that knows what you're doing? Apple has filed a patent for something called "smart garments." We can only assume this refers to something that will add functionality to the Nike+ kit, as it describes "...a ...
Apple files patent for laptop with integrated camera
Yesterday, the Patent & Trademark Office revealed the contents of patent application 20050201047, which was filed by Apple, and contains a design for a laptop with a digital camera integrated into its lid. The patent itself reads: "The ...
Patent filing shows DVR for Apple TV
Gallery: Apple TV DVR patent filing Earlier this week, AppleInsider reported on an Apple TV patent filed in 2006 and just published; it shows DVR features, and the patent also includes a feature where the iPod could be docked with the Apple TV to ...
Apple Patent for Mixed Camera/Pixel Display
Sometimes I really hope Apple comes out
with some of the things they file at the US Patent Office. One such
example is this crazy cool "integrated
sensing display" with mixed pixels and miniature cameras. [warning: patent images
best ...
Blast From the Past: Apple patents, ads, and catalogs
A trio of nostalgic finds covers everything from a visual history of Apple patents to the ads and catalogs that marketed these products to consumers. Andrew McConnell received an old mail-order computer catalog from 1980, with the first 12 pages ...
Patent nonsense: News that could change the way we work and play
Last week provided a lot of legal fun for Apple, complete with news of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sending a letter to the company asking for information about the removal of the Google Voice app from the App Store, and word that ...
New head-mounted laser display patent surfaces
A new Apple patent showing a head-mounted laser display surfaced today. The patent, which looks like a rather odd pair of sun glasses, would allow you to view video (or your Mac's screen) in a manner similar to the MyVu products. This patent also ...
Apple wins comprehensive patent for iPhone, bares teeth at Palm
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple patent number 7,479,949 covering key aspects of the iPhone's multi-touch user interface.
The filing, with 358 pages of drawings and Steve Jobs as its first author, comprehensively describes the ...
Apple files for iPhone instant messaging patent
The one feature that most of us iPhone owners want is native instant messaging. With the upcoming SDK release, instant messaging apps will most likely not be able to run in the background (in other words, they may not receive messages when the phone ...
