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Apple patent applications published on 04 September 2008

Administrator — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:50:26 +0000

5 US patent applications published on 04 September 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080211785	GESTURES FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICES
2	20080211784	GESTURES FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICES
3	20080211783	GESTURES FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICES
4	20080211775	GESTURES FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICES
5	20080211766	MULTITOUCH DATA FUSION

Apple patents granted on 02 September 2008

Administrator — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:41:15 +0000

3 US patents granted on 02 September 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D576,174	User interface for a computer display
2	7,421,690	Threaded presentation of electronic mail
3	7,421,507	Transmission of AV/C transactions over multiple transports method and apparatus

Apple patent applications published on 28 August 2008

Administrator — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:38:47 +0000

4 US patent applications published on 28 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080208797	AUTOMATED RECORD ATTRIBUTE VALUE MERGING FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTORY SERVERS
2	20080204431	DISPLAY SYSTEM
3	20080204426	GESTURES FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICES
4	20080204218	EVENT RECORDER FOR PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE

Apple patents granted on 26 August 2008

Administrator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:13:33 +0000

8 US patents granted on 26 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D575,793	User interface for computer display
2	7,418,529	Method and apparatus for communicating with an embedded controller which includes a reference to metadata objects within a computing device
3	7,418,156	Domain of definition in warper/morpher
4	7,418,037	Method of performing rate control for a compression system
5	7,417,973	Method, apparatus and computer program product for ensuring node participation in a network bus
6	7,417,869	Methods and systems for filtering signals
7	7,417,649	Method and apparatus for nonlinear anamorphic scaling of video images
8	7,417,646	Background rendering in video compositing

Apple patent applications published on 21 August 2008

Administrator — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:06:40 +0000

5 US patent applications published on 21 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080201587	ANTICIPATORY POWER MANAGEMENT FOR BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
2	20080201456	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER ACCOUNTS PORTABLE
3	20080200071	System and method for a host to access an internal SATA storage device within an accessible host using an external serial ATA connection
4	20080200069	UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PLUG AND SOCKET COUPLING ARRANGEMENTS
5	20080198870	NETWORK CONNECTIONS FOR MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICES

Apple patents granted on 19 August 2008

Administrator — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:59 +0000

6 US patents granted on 19 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D575,305	Media device
2	D575,304	Media device
3	D575,275	Docking station
4	7,415,563	Method and system for allowing a media player to determine if it supports the capabilities of an accessory
5	7,415,545	Method and apparatus for dynamic link driver configuration
6	7,415,499	Method and apparatus for listening for incoming calls on multiple port/socket combinations

Apple patent applications published on 14 August 2008

Administrator — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:05:07 +0000

1 US patent application published on 14 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

20080195877

CONSERVING POWER BY REDUCING VOLTAGE SUPPLIED TO AN INSTRUCTION-PROCESSING PORTION OF A PROCESSOR

Apple patents granted on 12 August 2008

Administrator — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:05:43 +0000

6 US patents granted on 12 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	RE40,458	System and method for using a correspondence table to compress a pronunciation guide
2	D574,819	Case
3	7,412,654	Apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display
4	7,412,080	Adaptive motion estimation
5	7,411,590	Multimedia file format
6	7,411,134	Hybrid ground grid for printed circuit board

Apple patent applications published on 07 August 2008

Administrator — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:40:44 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 07 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080189390	Remote access of media items
2	20080188209	COMMUNICATING AND STORING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA BROADCASTS

Apple patents granted on 05 August 2008

Administrator — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:53:29 +0000

6 US patents granted on 05 August 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	7,409,347	Data-driven global boundary optimization
2	7,408,403	Circuits and methods for amplifying signals
3	7,407,315	Method and apparatus for backlighting a device
4	D574,378	Computing device
5	D574,375	Stand
6	D574,365	Electronic device holder

Apple patent applications published on 31 July 2008

Administrator — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:09:38 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 31 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080183757	TAGGING MEDIA ASSETS, LOCATIONS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS
2	20080181298	HYBRID SCALABLE CODING

Apple patents granted on 29 July 2008

Administrator — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:51:15 +0000

2 US patents granted on 29 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	7,406,631	Method and apparatus for dynamic performance evaluation of data storage systems
2	7,406,476	Updating a data structure

Apple patent applications published on 24 July 2008

Administrator — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:07:23 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 24 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080177863	CONVERGENCE-ENABLED DVD AND WEB SYSTEM
2	20080174570	Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics

Apple patents granted on 22 July 2008

Administrator — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:40:39 +0000

2 US patents granted on 22 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D573,606	Media device
2	7,403,568	Pre-processing method and system for data reduction of video sequences and bit rate reduction of compressed video sequences using temporal filtering

Apple patent applications published on 17 July 2008

Administrator — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:47:54 +0000

1 US patent application published on 17 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

20080169218

Packaging

Apple patents granted on 15 July 2008

Administrator — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:22 +0000

1 US patent granted on 15 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

7,401,173

Method and apparatus for automatic detection and healing of signal pair crossover on a high performance serial bus

Apple patent applications published on 10 July 2008

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:22:42 +0000

45 US patent applications published on 10 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080168568	Token passing technique for media playback devices
2	20080168564	Software or other information integrity verification using variable block length and selection
3	20080168553	System and Method for Authenticating Code Executing on Computer System
4	20080168470	Time synchronization of media playback in multiple processes
5	20080168404	List Scrolling and Document Translation, Scaling, and Rotation on a Touch-Screen Display
6	20080168388	SELECTING AND MANIPULATING WEB CONTENT
7	20080168364	ADAPTIVE ACCELERATION OF MOUSE CURSOR
8	20080168294	Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks
9	20080168183	N-WAY SYNCHRONIZATION OF DATA
10	20080167094	Folded flex assembly for personal media device
11	20080167091	Electronic devices with improved switch assembly constructions
12	20080167088	APPARATUSES AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF POWER AND INFORMATION AMONG ELECTRICAL DEVICES
13	20080167087	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION HEADSET WITH WIRED AND WIRELESS MODES
14	20080167073	WIRELESS PORTABLE DEVICE WITH REDUCED RF SIGNAL INTERFERENCE
15	20080166968	Apparatuses and methods that facilitate the transfer of power and information among electrical devices
16	20080166967	Power efficient high speed communication systems and methods
17	20080166907	Connector assemblies
18	20080166905	Backward compatible connector system
19	20080166009	Integrated speaker assembly for personal media device
20	20080166007	Assembly for coupling the housings of an electronic device
21	20080166006	Light diffuser
22	20080166005	Headset electronics
23	20080166003	Wire headset with integrated switch
24	20080166001	Headset with microphone and connector co-location
25	20080165999	Integrated microphone assembly for personal media device
26	20080165982	Headset connector
27	20080165961	Protection of audio or video data in a playback device
28	20080165896	Self-configuring media devices and methods
29	20080165807	Wide Area Peer-to-Peer Synching in a Decentralized Environment
30	20080165508	Ejectable component assemblies in electronic devices
31	20080165255	Gestures for devices having one or more touch sensitive surfaces
32	20080165203	Luminescence shock avoidance in display devices
33	20080165158	Touch screen stack-ups
34	20080165157	RF Pulse Synchronization for Data Acquisition Operations
35	20080165141	Gestures for controlling, manipulating, and editing of media files using touch sensitive devices
36	20080165140	Detecting gestures on multi-event sensitive devices
37	20080165139	Touch screen stack-up processing
38	20080165134	Digital Controller for a True Multi-point Touch Surface Useable in a Computer System
39	20080165066	ANTENNA INSERT
40	20080164934	Connectors designed for ease of use
41	20080164825	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-STATE SWITCH NETWORKS
42	20080164770	Wireless headset having adaptive powering
43	20080164056	Compact display flex and driver sub-assemblies
44	20080164055	Grounded flexible circuits
45	20080163663	Compact tube with internal features and methods for fabricating the same

Apple patents granted on 08 July 2008

Administrator — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:51:44 +0000

3 US patents granted on 08 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	7,397,964	Gaussian blur approximation suitable for GPU
2	7,397,495	Video conferencing apparatus and method
3	7,397,164	Substantially noiseless cooling device for electronic devices

Apple patent applications published on 03 July 2008

Administrator — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:40:44 +0000

35 US patent applications published on 03 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	20080163130	GESTURE LEARNING
2	20080162997	Channel scan logic
3	20080162996	Multi-touch auto scanning
4	20080162967	Gated power management over a system bus
5	20080162920	On-chip decompression engine
6	20080162835	Memory access without internal microprocessor intervention
7	20080162751	Multi buffer asynchronous scheme for processing incoming information
8	20080162739	GPIO mux/dynamic port configuration
9	20080162538	Producing an edited visual information sequence
10	20080158198	Projection scan multi-touch sensor array
11	20080158185	Multi-Touch Input Discrimination
12	20080158184	Error compensation for multi-touch surfaces
13	20080158183	Double-sided touch-sensitive panel with shield and drive combined layer
14	20080158182	Periodic sensor panel baseline adjustment
15	20080158181	Double-sided touch sensitive panel and flex circuit bonding
16	20080158180	Scan sequence generator
17	20080158179	Advanced frequency calibration
18	20080158178	Front-end signal compensation
19	20080158177	Master/slave mode for sensor processing devices
20	20080158176	Full scale calibration measurement for multi-touch surfaces
21	20080158175	Minimizing mismatch during compensation
22	20080158174	Storing baseline information in EEPROM
23	20080158173	Multi-touch surface stackup arrangement
24	20080158172	Proximity and multi-touch sensor detection and demodulation
25	20080158170	MULTI-EVENT INPUT SYSTEM
26	20080158169	NOISE DETECTION IN MULTI-TOUCH SENSORS
27	20080158168	FAR-FIELD INPUT IDENTIFICATION
28	20080158167	SIMULTANEOUS SENSING ARRANGEMENT
29	20080158147	PERIPHERAL PIXEL NOISE REDUCTION
30	20080158146	IRREGULAR INPUT IDENTIFICATION
31	20080158145	MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DISCRIMINATION
32	20080157893	Noise reduction within an electronic device using automatic frequency modulation
33	20080157882	Automatic frequency calibration
34	20080157867	Individual channel phase delay scheme
35	20080157782	Analog boundary scanning based on stray capacitance

Apple patents granted on 01 July 2008

Administrator — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:09:40 +0000

6 US patents granted on 01 July 2008 and assigned to Apple

1	D572,267	Media device
2	D572,247	Computing device
3	D572,246	Computing device
4	7,395,419	Macroscalar processor architecture
5	7,394,666	Circuit board cam-action standoff connector
6	7,394,458	Low EMI capacitive trackpad