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Apple receives patent rights for original iOS Maps app GUI

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 30th, 2012)

The US Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple a patent that covers a "touch screen device, method and graphical user interface" for the iOS Maps application. US Patent No. 8,302,033 describes features in iOS Maps including an easy-to-use UI that did away with pushbuttons and complex menu ...

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