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Apple patent applications published on 02 September 2010

Administrator — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:02 +0000

5 US patent applications published on 02 September 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100223646	Method and User Interface for Accessing Groups of Media Assets
2	20100223563	REMOTELY DEFINING A USER INTERFACE FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE
3	20100223554	OBJECT-AWARE TRANSITIONS
4	20100223400	Data Synchronization Protocol
5	20100220231	TRACK FOR IMPROVED VIDEO COMPRESSION

Apple patents granted on 31 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:16:15 +0000

19 US patents granted on 31 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D622,720	Electronic device
2	D622,719	Electronic device
3	D622,718	Electronic device
4	D622,716	Cover
5	D622,696	Electronic device
6	7,788,656	System for reducing the number of programs necessary to render an image
7	7,788,605	Morphing between views of data
8	7,788,604	Three state icon for operations
9	7,788,599	User interface elements for hierarchical selection of items
10	7,788,594	Methods and apparatuses for inputting information
11	7,788,585	Split edits
12	7,788,582	Techniques and graphical user interfaces for improved media item searching
13	7,788,567	Symbol encoding for tolerance to single byte errors
14	7,788,516	Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control
15	7,788,248	Immediate search feedback
16	7,787,000	Exposure adjustment of an image using G+/G- curve
17	7,786,999	Edit display during rendering operations
18	7,786,975	Continuous scrolling list with acceleration
19	7,786,755	Reducing errors in data by dynamically calibrating trigger point thresholds

Apple patent applications published on 26 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:38:05 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 26 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100217779	USING A CALCULATION EXPRESSION TO DEFINE AND CONTROL ACCESS RIGHTS FOR RECORDS IN A DATABASE
2	20100217558	MINIMIZATION OF FALSE TRIGGER IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
3	20100216526	Audio Jack with Included Microphone
4	20100214448	Video Acquisition with Processing Based on Ancillary Data
5	20100214305	System and Method for Processing Graphics Operations with Graphics Processing Unit
6	20100213958	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SYSTEM-ON-A-SUBSTRATE

Apple patents granted on 24 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:22:03 +0000

9 US patents granted on 24 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D622,283	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D622,270	Electronic device
3	D622,261	Media player
4	7,783,589	Inverted index processing
5	7,783,070	Cable adapter for a media player system
6	7,782,337	Multi-conic gradient generation
7	7,782,317	Depth ordering of planes and displaying interconnects having an appearance indicating data characteristics
8	7,782,307	Maintaining activity after contact liftoff or touchdown
9	7,780,478	Apparatus and methods for connecting two electrical devices together

Apple patent applications published on 19 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:38:38 +0000

16 US patent applications published on 19 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100211910	STICKY FUNCTIONALITY
2	20100211886	Management of User Interface Elements in a Display Environment
3	20100211199	DYNAMIC AUDIO DUCKING
4	20100208179	Pixel Black Mask Design and Formation Technique
5	20100208158	LCD Panel with Index-Matching Passivation Layers
6	20100208091	AUTO FOCUS SPEED ENHANCEMENT USING OBJECT RECOGNITION AND RESOLUTION
7	20100207959	LCD TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DITHERING
8	20100207862	Pseudo Multi-Domain Design for Improved Viewing Angle and Color Shift
9	20100207861	Advanced Pixel Design for Optimized Driving
10	20100207860	VIA DESIGN FOR USE IN DISPLAYS
11	20100207858	LCD Pixel Design Varying by Color
12	20100207857	Undulating Electrodes for Improved Viewing Angle and Color Shift
13	20100207854	PLACEMENT AND SHAPE OF ELECTRODES FOR USE IN DISPLAYS
14	20100207853	ELECTRODES FOR USE IN DISPLAYS
15	20100207782	System and Method for Situational Location Relevant Invocable Speed Reference
16	20100207721	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNAUTHORIZED USERS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Apple patents granted on 17 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:06:30 +0000

21 US patents granted on 17 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D621,849	Animated graphical user interfaces for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D621,848	Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
3	D621,845	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
4	D621,844	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
5	D621,841	Computer
6	D621,830	Computer
7	D621,825	Portable computer
8	D621,824	Portable computer
9	7,779,372	Clock gater with test features and low setup time
10	7,779,357	Audio user interface for computing devices
11	7,779,208	Prefetch unit
12	7,779,185	Communication between a media player and an accessory using a protocol with multiple lingoes
13	7,778,971	Synchronization methods and systems
14	7,778,823	Pre-processing individual audio items in a media project in order to improve real-time processing of the media project
15	7,778,819	Method and apparatus for predicting word prominence in speech synthesis
16	7,778,015	Microperforated and backlit displays having alternative display capabilities
17	7,777,760	Display color correcting system
18	7,777,755	Display device calibration system
19	7,777,732	Multi-event input system
20	7,775,825	Cable connector assembly having strain relief member for cable
21	7,775,567	Magnetic latching mechanism

Apple patent applications published on 12 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:43:31 +0000

9 US patent applications published on 12 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100205531	PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICE INCLUDING USER INTERFACE EVENT PASSTHROUGH TO NON-MEDIA-PLAYBACK PROCESSING
2	20100205528	Wireless Home and Office Appliance Management and Integration
3	20100205472	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A POWER-LIMITED MANNER
4	20100204946	SELF-TEST POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT
5	20100203970	AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A BOOK DESCRIBING A USER’S VIDEOGAME PERFORMANCE
6	20100202630	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPROXIMATING GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS USING DYNAMIC FILTER ORDER REDUCTION
7	20100201692	User Interface for Controlling Animation of an Object
8	20100201567	COMMUNICATING LOCATION INFORMATION BETWEEN A PORTABLE DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORY
9	20100201539	ACTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR COMPUTING DEVICE

Apple patents granted on 10 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:54:40 +0000

21 US patents granted on 10 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D621,414	User interface for computer display
2	D621,412	User interface for computer display
3	D621,409	Computing device
4	D621,402	Keyboard
5	D621,397	Electronic device
6	D621,256	Packaging
7	7,774,790	Event logging and performance analysis system for applications
8	7,774,774	Software setup system
9	7,774,746	Generating a format translator
10	7,774,708	Graphical user interface with improved media presentation
11	7,774,326	Methods and systems for managing data
12	7,774,320	Verifying integrity of file system data structures
13	7,774,077	Sequence grabber for audio content
14	7,773,371	Computer controlled display device
15	7,773,139	Image sensor with photosensitive thin film transistors
16	7,773,127	System and method for RAW image processing
17	7,773,041	Antenna system
18	7,773,038	Electronic devices with antenna sensors
19	7,773,022	Operating NAND cells using multiple levels for each data value
20	7,772,818	Method and apparatus for measuring an average output current of a switching regulator using current-sensing-circuitry
21	7,771,240	Systems and methods for providing a trimless electronic device port

Apple patent applications published on 05 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:45:47 +0000

10 US patent applications published on 05 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100199266	Code Execution Visualization Using Software Fingerprinting
2	20100199092	SENSOR DERIVED AUTHENTICATION FOR ESTABLISHING PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS
3	20100198784	Method and System Using Reusable State Information for Synchronization and Maintenance of Data
4	20100198626	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING SHOPPING CENTER SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
5	20100198453	Systems and Methods for Integrating a Portable Electronic Device with a Bicycle
6	20100198375	AUDIO USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYLESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE
7	20100197463	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED WORKOUT REMINDERS
8	20100194961	Subject Illumination for Image Capture on a Mobile Device
9	20100194763	User Interface for Controlling Animation of an Object
10	20100192356	HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE

Apple patents granted on 03 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:12:42 +0000

18 US patents granted on 03 August 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D620,953	Media device
2	D620,932	Computer
3	D620,795	Packaging
4	7,770,123	Method for dynamically generating a “table of contents” view of a HTML-based information system
5	7,770,117	Morphing between views of data
6	7,770,036	Power management in a portable media delivery system
7	7,769,903	Intelligent interaction between media player and host computer
8	7,769,785	System and method for interfacing index based and iterator based application programming interfaces
9	7,769,741	Portable browsing interface for information retrieval
10	7,769,189	Preserving noise during editing of a signal
11	7,769,187	Communications circuits for electronic devices and accessories
12	7,769,084	Method for implementing a quantizer in a multimedia compression and encoding system
13	7,768,535	Image publication
14	7,768,531	Method and system for fast 90 degree rotation of arrays
15	7,768,522	Virtualization of graphics resources and thread blocking
16	7,768,462	Multiband antenna for handheld electronic devices
17	7,766,698	Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices
18	7,766,517	Active enclosure for computing device

Apple patent applications published on 29 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:52:03 +0000

16 US patent applications published on 29 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100192210	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING ENTITLEMENT TO ACCESS CONTENT BY URL VALIDATION
2	20100191828	Selection of an appropriate online content source based on program information
3	20100191770	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL FASHION CLOSET
4	20100191578	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED ACCESS TO HIGH FASHION USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
5	20100191551	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING HOTEL SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
6	20100191356	METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A PORTABLE DEVICE BASED ON AN ACCELEROMETER
7	20100190510	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING TRAVEL SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
8	20100189367	BLURRING BASED CONTENT RECOGNIZER
9	20100188808	UNIVERSAL DOCKING STATION FOR HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES
10	20100188503	GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECORDING
11	20100188432	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING A SCENE USING DETERMINISTIC MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
12	20100188415	Workflows for Color Correcting Images
13	20100188405	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE WORKOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF A PLAYLIST
14	20100188397	THREE DIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION USING DETERMINISTIC MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
15	20100188331	METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A PORTABLE DEVICE BASED ON AN ACCELEROMETER
16	20100186578	MUSIC SYNCHRONIZATION ARRANGEMENT

Apple patents granted on 27 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:46 +0000

16 US patents granted on 27 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D620,496	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D620,488	Handheld portable computing device
3	D620,456	Remote control
4	D620,450	Connector
5	7,765,491	User interface widget for selecting a point or range
6	7,765,421	Automatic power management of a network powered device
7	7,765,326	Intelligent interaction between media player and host computer
8	7,765,315	Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks
9	7,765,277	Method and apparatus for dynamically locating resources
10	7,765,263	Method and apparatus for processing electronic messages
11	7,765,213	Ordered index
12	7,764,493	Systems and methods for cooling electronic devices using airflow dividers
13	7,764,289	Methods and systems for processing objects in memory
14	7,764,274	Capacitive sensing arrangement
15	7,764,236	Broadband antenna for handheld devices
16	7,762,817	System for coupling interfacing parts

Apple patent applications published on 22 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:06:06 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 22 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100185982	Rendering Icons Along A Multidimensional Path Having A Terminus Position
2	20100185960	Method and Apparatus for Displaying Information During an Instant Messaging Session
3	20100185674	Advertisement in Operating System
4	20100183175	Audio Player with Monophonic Mode Control
5	20100182159	Contactless Plug Detect Mechanism
6	20100181832	POWER CONVERTERS HAVING VARIED SWITCHING FREQUENCIES

Apple patents granted on 20 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:04:28 +0000

12 US patents granted on 20 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D620,020	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D620,004	Electronic device
3	7,761,811	User interface for assisting in the installation of an asset
4	7,761,800	Unified interest layer for user interface
5	7,761,798	System and method for controlling the screen display appearance for a data processing system
6	7,761,488	File creation API
7	7,761,414	Asynchronous data synchronization amongst devices
8	7,761,118	Database programs for handheld devices
9	7,760,767	Wide area peer-to-peer synching in a decentralized environment
10	7,760,559	Integrated circuit with separate supply voltage for memory that is different from logic circuit supply voltage
11	7,760,528	Method and apparatus for providing high speed, low EMI switching circuits
12	7,760,187	Visual expander

Apple patent applications published on 15 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:53:54 +0000

4 US patent applications published on 15 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100180063	SERIAL PASS-THROUGH DEVICE
2	20100178938	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING RADIO PRESETS
3	20100178024	Dynamic Real-Time Playback
4	20100177476	METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DOCKING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT HAS A PLANAR LIKE CONFIGURATION AND THAT OPERATES IN MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS

Apple patents granted on 13 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:24:06 +0000

10 US patents granted on 13 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D619,601	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D619,361	Cover
3	7,757,186	Automatic mapping of pointing devices to multiple displays
4	7,757,185	Enabling and disabling hotkeys
5	7,757,173	Voice menu system
6	7,757,108	Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network
7	7,757,026	Techniques for transferring status information between an accessory and a multi-communication device
8	7,756,920	Resubmission of media for network-based distribution
9	7,756,877	Index compression
10	7,756,553	Folded flex assembly for personal media device

Apple patent applications published on 08 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:59:45 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 08 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100174599	System and method for providing content associated with a product or service
2	20100173673	CROSS-TRANSPORT AUTHENTICATION
3	20100172579	Distinguishing Between Faces and Non-Faces
4	20100172551	Organizing Images by Correlating Faces
5	20100172550	ORGANIZING IMAGES BY CORRELATING FACES
6	20100171763	Organizing Digital Images Based on Locations of Capture

Apple patents granted on 06 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:46:37 +0000

12 US patents granted on 06 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D619,144	Icon for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D619,143	User interface for computer display
3	D618,999	Packaging
4	7,752,556	Workflow widgets
5	7,752,474	L1 cache flush when processor is entering low power mode
6	7,752,391	Variable caching policy system and method
7	7,752,366	Non-blocking address switch with shallow per agent queues
8	7,751,853	Female receptacle data pin connector
9	7,751,475	Arbitrary-resolution, extreme-quality video codec
10	7,751,199	Support tabs for protecting a circuit board from applied forces
11	7,751,198	Multi-connector assembly
12	7,750,282	Dual purpose ambient light sensor

Apple patent applications published on 01 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:57:02 +0000

21 US patent applications published on 01 July 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100169951	REMOTE SLIDE PRESENTATION
2	20100169790	REMOTE CONTROL OF A PRESENTATION
3	20100169784	Slide Show Effects Style
4	20100169783	Framework for Slideshow Object
5	20100169777	Light Table for Editing Digital Media
6	20100169775	AUDIO PROCESSING INTERFACE
7	20100169509	HOST CONFIGURED FOR INTEROPERATION WITH COUPLED PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE
8	20100169389	Effects Application Based on Object Clustering
9	20100168887	Content-Based Audio Comparisons
10	20100168881	Multimedia Display Based on Audio and Visual Complexity
11	20100167595	SYSTEM FOR CONSTRAINING AN AUDIO PLUG WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
12	20100167574	UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PLUG AND RECEPTACLE COUPLING ARRANGEMENTS
13	20100165551	REDUCING OPTICAL EFFECTS IN A DISPLAY
14	20100165169	EMBEDDED CAMERA WITH PRIVACY FILTER
15	20100165149	Opponent Color Detail Enhancement for Saturated Colors
16	20100164966	TIMING CONTROLLER FOR GRAPHICS SYSTEM
17	20100164964	DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED GRAPHICS ABILITIES WHILE SWITCHING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS
18	20100164963	SWITCH FOR GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS
19	20100164962	TIMING CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS
20	20100162880	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MUSIC INSTRUCTION FILES
21	20100162878	MUSIC INSTRUCTION SYSTEM

Apple patents granted on 29 June 2010

Administrator — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:31:48 +0000

13 US patents granted on 29 June 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D618,704	User interface for computer display
2	D618,703	User interface for computer display
3	D618,678	Electronic device
4	D618,677	Electronic device
5	7,747,968	Content abstraction presentation along a multidimensional path
6	7,747,784	Data synchronization protocol
7	7,747,765	Method and apparatus for media data transmission
8	7,747,747	Method and arrangement for supressing duplicate network resources
9	7,746,927	Robust single-pass variable bit rate encoding
10	7,746,631	Methods and apparatus for cooling electronic devices using thermally conductive hinge assemblies
11	7,746,360	Viewing digital images on a display using a virtual loupe
12	7,746,032	Method and system for operating a portable electronic device in a power-limited manner
13	7,743,496	Cable termination methods