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Apple patent applications published on 02 February 2012

Administrator — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:38:07 +0000

24 US patent applications published on 02 February 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	20120030661	OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS BASED CODE OPTIMIZATION
2	20120030659	CONSTRUCTING RUNTIME STATE FOR INLINED CODE
3	20120030653	ASSUMPTION-BASED COMPILATION
4	20120030626	Hybrid Knob/Slider Control
5	20120030597	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A WORKFLOW
6	20120030537	SYMBOL ENCODING FOR TOLERANCE TO SINGLE BYTE ERRORS
7	20120030506	READ DISTURB SCORECARD
8	20120030409	INITIATING WEAR LEVELING FOR A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
9	20120030343	DYNAMIC MIGRATION WITHIN A NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM
10	20120030318	SETUP AND CONFIGURATION OF A NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM
11	20120030173	PEER-TO-PEER SYNCING IN A DECENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENT
12	20120030101	VENDOR PAYMENT CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM
13	20120030036	BOOKING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVENTORY ATOMS IN CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS
14	20120030008	FORECASTING AND BOOKING OF INVENTORY ATOMS IN CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS
15	20120028761	INTERFACING PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICES AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT
16	20120028583	Wireless adapter for interfacing between an accessory and a device
17	20120028480	ALIGNMENT AND CONNECTION FOR DEVICES
18	20120026403	FACILITATING AUDIO PLAYBACK DURING DISPLAY SLEEP MODE
19	20120026368	BINNING COMPENSATION FILTERING TECHNIQUES FOR IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING
20	20120026202	INTERRUPT-BASED NOTIFICATIONS FOR DISPLAY SETTING CHANGES
21	20120026079	USING A DISPLAY ABSTRACTION TO CONTROL A DISPLAY
22	20120025771	SWELLING MANAGEMENT IN BATTERIES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
23	20120024588	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING CIRCUITRY FROM INTERFERENCE
24	20120023743	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING CIRCUITRY FROM INTERFERENCE

Apple patents granted on 31 January 2012

Administrator — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:53:54 +0000

13 US patents granted on 31 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	D653,236	Earphone
2	D653,213	Power module
3	8,108,685	Apparatus and method for indicating password quality and variety
4	8,108,650	Translation lookaside buffer (TLB) with reserved areas for specific sources
5	8,108,633	Shared stream memory on multiple processors
6	8,108,261	Store affiliation system
7	8,108,144	Location based tracking
8	8,107,183	Method and device for hard drive shock event detection
9	8,106,926	Controlling a display device to display portions of an entire image in a display area
10	8,106,856	Portable electronic device for photo management
11	8,106,836	Hybrid antennas for electronic devices
12	8,106,630	Method and system for operating a portable electronic device in a power-limited manner
13	8,104,911	Display system with distributed LED backlight

Apple patent applications published on 26 January 2012

Administrator — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:09:39 +0000

30 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	20120023597	MAGNETICALLY-IMPLEMENTED SECURITY DEVICES
2	20120023506	Maintaining Data States Upon Forced Exit
3	20120023439	Chunking Data Records
4	20120023434	USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS
5	20120023427	USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS
6	20120023365	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WRITE OPERATIONS OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
7	20120023357	CYCLEMASTER SYNCHRONIZATION IN A DISTRIBUTED BRIDGE
8	20120023356	PEAK POWER VALIDATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
9	20120023351	DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF POWER BUDGET FOR A SYSTEM HAVING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
10	20120023348	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING OPERATIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY TO LIMIT POWER CONSUMPTION
11	20120023347	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING OPERATIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY TO LIMIT POWER CONSUMPTION
12	20120023346	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING OPERATIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY TO LIMIT POWER CONSUMPTION
13	20120023274	INCREASED SPEED OF PROCESSING OF DATA RECEIVED OVER A COMMUNICATIONS LINK
14	20120023199	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT FOR iAP ACCESSORIES
15	20120023185	ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT PROTOCOL AND RESPONSIVE ACTIONS
16	20120023060	ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC MODE SWITCHING
17	20120022967	MIXED SOURCE MEDIA PLAYBACK
18	20120022943	APPLICATION PURCHASING
19	20120022872	Automatically Adapting User Interfaces For Hands-Free Interaction
20	20120021773	LOCATION-BASED MEDIA PRESENTATION
21	20120021619	PROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC CONNECTORS
22	20120021196	SMOOTH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE
23	20120020644	PLAYING DATA FROM AN OPTICAL MEDIA DRIVE
24	20120019546	COLOR CORRECTION OF MIRRORED DISPLAYS
25	20120019494	ALIGNMENT FACTOR FOR AMBIENT LIGHTING CALIBRATION
26	20120019493	DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL TEMPORAL RESPONSE
27	20120019492	DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL BASED ON AMBIENT LIGHT LEVELS
28	20120019371	APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FACILITATE UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
29	20120019152	DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS CONTROL BASED ON AMBIENT LIGHT ANGLES
30	20120019151	AMBIENT LIGHT CALIBRATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN DISPLAY SYSTEMS

Apple patents granted on 24 January 2012

Administrator — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:39:48 +0000

18 US patents granted on 24 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	RE43,144	System for predicting and managing network performance by managing and monitoring resource utilization and connection of network
2	D652,843	Icon for a portion of a display screen
3	8,104,048	Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects
4	8,103,951	Dynamic schema creation
5	8,103,893	Thermal management of devices by suspension of offline diagnostic activities
6	8,103,793	Method and system for updating playlists
7	8,103,505	Method and apparatus for speech synthesis using paralinguistic variation
8	8,103,287	Methods and apparatus for resolving wireless signal components
9	8,103,272	Techniques for database updates
10	8,103,097	Colour invariant image representation method and apparatus
11	8,102,931	Method and device for operating a precoded MIMO system
12	8,102,728	Cache optimizations using multiple threshold voltage transistors
13	8,102,365	Remote control systems that can distinguish stray light sources
14	8,102,321	Cavity antenna for an electronic device
15	8,102,319	Hybrid antennas for electronic devices
16	8,102,318	Inverted-F antenna with bandwidth enhancement for electronic devices
17	8,101,859	Metal retaining features for handheld electronic device casing
18	8,100,544	LED backlight for display systems

Apple patent applications published on 19 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:53:41 +0000

11 US patent applications published on 19 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	20120017107	SYNCHRONOUS BUS DRIVING WITH REPEATERS
2	20120016748	SYSTEMS, METHODS, NETWORK ELEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH BROWSING OF WEB/WAP SITES AND SERVICES
3	20120016678	Intelligent Automated Assistant
4	20120015236	DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NON-RECTANGULAR BATTERIES
5	20120015223	BATTERY PACK WITH CELLS OF DIFFERENT CAPACITIES
6	20120013823	EXTERNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATION OF DISPLAY SCREENS
7	20120013819	MANUFACTURING AND TESTING TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS
8	20120013775	Enhanced Image Capture Sharpening
9	20120013490	ILLUMINATION OF INPUT DEVICE
10	20120012448	KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION
11	20120011690	REMOVABLE FIXTURE FOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE

Apple patents granted on 17 January 2012

Administrator — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:43:33 +0000

22 US patents granted on 17 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	D652,428	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D652,426	Icon for a portion of a display screen
3	8,099,665	Organizing and sorting media menu items
4	8,099,591	Techniques and graphical user interfaces for categorical shuffle
5	8,099,536	Communication between an accessory and a media player with general and accessory lingoes
6	8,099,528	Data filtering using central DMA mechanism
7	8,099,476	Updatable real-time or near real-time streaming
8	8,099,473	Variant streams for real-time or near real-time streaming
9	8,099,392	Electronic backup of applications
10	8,099,332	User interface for application management for a mobile device
11	8,099,258	Smart garment
12	8,099,252	Self-test power management unit
13	8,099,091	Method to control configuration change times in a wireless device
14	8,099,079	Method and system for distributing data to mobile devices
15	8,098,838	Detecting the repositioning of an earphone using a microphone and associated action
16	8,098,534	Integrated circuit with separate supply voltage for memory that is different from logic circuit supply voltage
17	8,098,262	Arbitrary fractional pixel movement
18	8,098,261	Pillarboxing correction
19	8,098,256	Video acquisition with integrated GPU processing
20	8,098,250	Adaptive and dynamic text filtering
21	8,098,233	Wide touchpad on a portable computer
22	8,097,956	Flexible packaging for chip-on-chip and package-on-package technologies

Apple patent applications published on 12 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:17:57 +0000

8 US patent applications published on 12 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	20120011227	TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING PODCASTING
2	20120011124	UNSUPERVISED DOCUMENT CLUSTERING USING LATENT SEMANTIC DENSITY ANALYSIS
3	20120008687	VIDEO CODING USING VECTOR QUANTIZED DEBLOCKING FILTERS
4	20120008686	MOTION COMPENSATION USING VECTOR QUANTIZED INTERPOLATION FILTERS
5	20120008573	RADIO RESOURCE SIGNALING DURING NETWORK CONGESTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
6	20120008538	Mobile Network Device Battery Conservation System and Methods
7	20120007850	Sensor Based Display Environment
8	20120005897	COLD HEADED ELECTRIC PLUG ARM

Apple patents granted on 10 January 2012

Administrator — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:04:05 +0000

22 US patents granted on 10 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	D652,054	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D652,050	Graphical users interface for a display screen or portion thereof
3	D652,041	Electronic device
4	D652,032	Electronic device
5	8,095,799	Ticket authorized secure installation and boot
6	8,095,716	Method and system for communicating capability information from an accessory to a media player
7	8,095,713	Smart cables
8	8,095,694	Enhancements to data-driven media management within an electronic device
9	8,095,533	Automatic index term augmentation in document retrieval
10	8,095,506	Methods and systems for managing data
11	8,095,375	Universal container for audio data
12	8,094,816	System and method for stream/block cipher with internal random states
13	8,094,813	System and method for modulus obfuscation
14	8,094,729	Method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding with reduced requirements for division operations
15	8,094,724	Order value for specifying relationship between video pictures
16	8,094,167	Display color correcting system
17	8,094,161	Virtualization of graphics resources
18	8,094,159	Method and apparatus for frame buffer management
19	8,094,128	Channel scan logic
20	8,094,079	Handheld electronic devices with isolated antennas
21	8,092,251	Active electronic media device packaging
22	8,091,178	Hinge

Apple patent applications published on 05 January 2012

Administrator — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:53:41 +0000

16 US patent applications published on 05 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	20120005747	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING A PASSWORD RECOVERY SECRET
2	20120005496	POWER DISTRIBUTION INSIDE CABLE
3	20120005395	COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORY VIA AN INTERMEDIATE DEVICE
4	20120005380	Data-Driven Media Management Within An Electronic Device
5	20120004883	ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
6	20120003935	COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORY VIA AN INTERMEDIATE DEVICE
7	20120003934	COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORY VIA AN INTERMEDIATE DEVICE
8	20120002890	ALIGNMENT OF DIGITAL IMAGES AND LOCAL MOTION DETECTION FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) IMAGING
9	20120002342	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES
10	20120002110	DYNAMIC BACKLIGHT ADAPTATION FOR BLACK BARS WITH SUBTITLES
11	20120002097	DUAL-PURPOSE HARDWARE APERTURE
12	20120002086	Optically Projected Mosaic Rendering
13	20120002004	Immersive Navigation and Rendering of Dynamically Reassembled Panoramas
14	20120001933	COMPUTATIONS OF POWER FUNCTIONS USING POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATIONS
15	20120000705	CIRCUITRY FOR ACTIVE CABLE
16	20120000703	HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR INSERTS AND CABLES

Apple patents granted on 03 January 2012

Administrator — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:57:45 +0000

15 US patents granted on 03 January 2012 and assigned to Apple

1	D651,614	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D651,610	Icon for a portion of a display screen
3	D651,607	Electronic device
4	D651,602	Monitor
5	8,091,045	System and method for managing lists
6	8,091,039	Authoring interface which distributes composited elements about the display
7	8,090,767	Pairing and storage access scheme between a handheld device and a computing system
8	8,090,132	Wireless communication headset with wired and wireless modes
9	8,090,130	Highly portable media devices
10	8,090,087	Method, system, and graphical user interface for making conference calls
11	8,090,026	Using order difference for calculating motion vector
12	8,090,023	Method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding with reduced requirements for division operations
13	8,089,488	Virtualization of graphics resources
14	8,089,479	Directing camera behavior in 3-D imaging system
15	8,087,939	Magnetic connector for electronic device

Apple patent applications published on 29 December 2011

Administrator — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:22:58 +0000

21 US patent applications published on 29 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	20110320938	DYNAMIC TEXT ADJUSTMENT IN A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT
2	20110320883	MEMORY-HAZARD DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR VECTOR PROCESSING
3	20110320856	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE READING OF SYSTEM INFORMATION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
4	20110320814	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION
5	20110320808	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCORPORATING AN ORIGINATING SITE INTO A SECURITY PROTOCOL FOR A DOWNLOADED PROGRAM OBJECT
6	20110320806	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULUS OBFUSCATION
7	20110320763	USING ADDRESSES TO DETECT OVERLAPPING MEMORY REGIONS
8	20110320749	PAGE FAULT PREDICTION FOR PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
9	20110320655	Adapter for physically interfacing between an accessory and a device
10	20110320022	Data-Driven Media Management Within An Electronic Device
11	20110319081	FAST CELL SELECTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
12	20110319076	EXPANDED CELL SEARCH AND SELECTION IN A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE
13	20110317991	FLASH CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC ROLLING SHUTTER
14	20110317917	Skin-tone Filtering
15	20110317872	Low Threshold Face Recognition
16	20110317840	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION
17	20110317340	SELECTIVE NITRIDING ON A 3D SURFACE
18	20110317153	LASER PEAK ENERGY POINT CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
19	20110316851	3D HISTOGRAM FOR COLOR IMAGES
20	20110316775	MODIFYING A VALUE BASED ON A USER’S DIRECTIONAL MOTIONS INDEPENDENT OF LOCATION OF INPUT RELATIVE TO A DISPLAY
21	20110316769	PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE HUMAN INTERFACE

Apple patents granted on 27 December 2011

Administrator — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:34:39 +0000

18 US patents granted on 27 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	D651,215	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D651,168	Electronic device
3	8,086,915	Memory controller with loopback test interface
4	8,086,904	Event-based setting of process tracing scope
5	8,086,854	Content protection information using family of quadratic multivariate polynomial maps
6	8,086,781	Serial pass-through device
7	8,086,604	Universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system
8	8,086,535	Decoupling rights in a digital content unit from download
9	8,086,332	Media delivery system with improved interaction
10	8,086,330	Accessing accelerometer data
11	8,086,281	Apparatuses and methods that facilitate the transfer of power and information among electrical devices
12	8,085,932	Secure distribution of data or content using keyless transformation
13	8,085,318	Real-time image capture and manipulation based on streaming data
14	8,085,280	Asymmetric two-pass graphics scaling
15	8,085,271	System and method for dilation for glyph rendering
16	8,085,247	Advanced frequency calibration
17	8,085,103	Resonant oscillator circuit with reduced startup transients
18	8,083,643	Systems and methods for accessing personalized fitness services using a portable electronic device

Apple patent applications published on 22 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:03:58 +0000

13 US patent applications published on 22 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	20110314379	SELECT DRAG AND DROP OPERATIONS ON VIDEO THUMBNAILS ACROSS CLIP BOUNDARIES
2	20110314343	Capturing and Displaying State of Automated User-Level Testing of a Graphical User Interface Application
3	20110314185	MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE
4	20110313972	Media File Synchronization
5	20110313697	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BATTERY LIFE
6	20110313589	FUEL CELL SYSTEM COUPLED TO A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
7	20110312219	CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES WITH OVERMOLDS
8	20110311895	FUEL CELL SYSTEM TO POWER A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
9	20110310892	ACCELERATING DATA ROUTING
10	20110310536	DEVICE FOOT
11	20110310041	Testing a Touch-Input Program
12	20110310029	PORTABLE MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DEVICE
13	20110309839	DEVICE CALIBRATION FOR BATTERY TYPE IDENTIFICATION

Apple patents granted on 20 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:11:24 +0000

8 US patents granted on 20 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	D650,811	Media device
2	8,082,523	Portable electronic device with graphical user interface supporting application switching
3	8,082,376	Communication between an accessory and a media player with multiple protocol versions
4	8,082,319	Publishing and subscribing to digital image feeds
5	8,081,956	System and method for determining mobile device capabilities
6	8,081,954	System and method for determining mobile device capabilities
7	8,081,930	Trace functionality in a mobile device
8	8,081,430	Microperforated and backlit displays having alternative display capabilities

Apple patent applications published on 15 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:43:39 +0000

17 US patent applications published on 15 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	20110307902	ASSIGNING TASKS IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM
2	20110307873	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENTROPY POOL VERIFICATION
3	20110307385	CONTENT CONVERSION TRACKING
4	20110307084	DETECTING IF AN AUDIO STREAM IS MONOPHONIC OR POLYPHONIC
5	20110305875	ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY
6	20110304984	BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY POWERED PORTABLE DEVICES
7	20110304976	COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP COMPUTER
8	20110304974	REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE IN A SMALL FORM FACTOR DESK TOP COMPUTER
9	20110304973	SILICONE BARRIER FOR DRIVE WINDOW
10	20110304972	SMALL FORM FACTOR DESK TOP COMPUTER
11	20110304968	INTERNAL ELECTRONICS OF A SMALL FORM FACTOR DESK TOP COMPUTER
12	20110304847	Ambient Light Sensor
13	20110304597	Low power backlight for display
14	20110304485	Legend Highlighting
15	20110303741	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AN ACCESSORY AND AN APPLICATION FOR USE WITH A USER DEVICE
16	20110303521	NARROW KEY SWITCH
17	20110303358	MANUFACTURING FIXTURES FOR SMALL FORM FACTOR DESKTOP COMPUTER

Apple patents granted on 13 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:19:49 +0000

23 US patents granted on 13 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	D650,377	Electronic device
2	D650,355	Media device
3	D650,354	Media device
4	8,079,025	Asynchronous load of source dependencies
5	8,078,982	Automatic creation of data relationships
6	8,078,963	Efficient creation of documents
7	8,078,847	Detecting memory-hazard conflicts during vector processing
8	8,078,800	Dynamic operating point modification in an integrated circuit
9	8,078,787	Communication between a host device and an accessory via an intermediate device
10	8,078,776	Electronic device having a dual key connector
11	8,078,772	Digital phase relationship lock loop
12	8,078,747	Methods and apparatuses for transferring data
13	8,078,685	Remotely configured media device
14	8,078,224	Male plug connector
15	8,077,779	Method and apparatus for variable accuracy inter-picture timing specification for digital video encoding with reduced requirements for division operations
16	8,077,479	Apparatus for reducing electromagnetic interference and spreading heat
17	8,077,256	Scene-aware automatic-exposure control
18	8,077,218	Methods and apparatuses for image processing
19	8,077,182	User interface controls for managing content attributes
20	8,077,160	Storing baseline information in EEPROM
21	8,077,147	Mouse with optical sensing surface
22	8,077,096	Slot antennas for electronic devices
23	8,076,628	Ambient light sensor with reduced sensitivity to noise from infrared sources

Apple patent applications published on 08 December 2011

Administrator — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:39:25 +0000

44 US patent applications published on 08 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	20110302588	Assigning Priorities to Threads of Execution
2	20110302556	Automatically Displaying a Related File in an Editor
3	20110302502	USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC BACKUP
4	20110302473	ERROR CORRECTION CODING
5	20110302445	SELECTIVE RETIREMENT OF BLOCKS
6	20110302422	HASH FUNCTION USING A REPEATED FUNCTION WITH SHIFTS
7	20110302347	Class-Based Compatibility Testing and Notification
8	20110302096	AUTHENTICATION SERVICE FOR SALES OF GOODS AND SERVICES
9	20110301948	ECHO-RELATED DECISIONS ON AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL OF UPLINK SPEECH SIGNAL IN A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
10	20110301902	INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT CALIBRATION SYSTEM
11	20110301901	CALIBRATION FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL MOTION SENSOR
12	20110301900	GYRO ZERO TURN RATE OFFSET CORRECTION OVER TEMPERATURE IN A PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICE
13	20110301885	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A LIGHT SENSOR OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
14	20110301870	VIBRATOR MOTOR SPEED DETERMINATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
15	20110301778	THERMAL ZONE MONITORING IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
16	20110301777	ADJUSTING THE THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF A COMPUTING SYSTEM USING INDIRECT INFORMATION ABOUT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
17	20110300897	USER INTERFACE TONE ECHO CANCELLATION
18	20110300874	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING TDMA AUDIO NOISE
19	20110300806	USER-SPECIFIC NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR VOICE QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
20	20110300805	ADAPTIVE CELLULAR POWER CONTROL
21	20110300754	POWER CONNECTOR HAVING PROTECTIVE INTERIOR COVER
22	20110299695	ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION DECISIONS IN A PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICE
23	20110299605	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO RESOLUTION ADAPTATION
24	20110299604	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE VIDEO SHARPENING
25	20110299589	RATE CONTROL IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION VIA VIRTUAL TRANSMISSION BUFFER
26	20110299588	RATE CONTROL IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION VIA VIRTUAL TRANSMISSION BUFFER
27	20110298965	SCENE-AWARE AUTOMATIC-EXPOSURE CONTROL
28	20110298947	SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FLASH EXPOSURE CONTROL USING PREFLASH STATISTICS
29	20110298945	COMPENSATION FOR BLACK LEVEL CHANGES
30	20110298944	ADAPTIVE LENS SHADING CORRECTION
31	20110298933	DUAL PROCESSING OF RAW IMAGE DATA
32	20110298886	Auto Exposure Techniques for Variable Lighting Conditions
33	20110298833	HIGH CONTRAST LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
34	20110298814	SWITCHING VIDEO STREAMS FOR A DISPLAY WITHOUT A VISIBLE INTERRUPTION
35	20110298811	FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT TO GLASS ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD
36	20110298798	THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
37	20110298785	GATE SHIELDING FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS
38	20110298766	LIGHT SENSING DEVICE HAVING A COLOR SENSOR AND A CLEAR SENSOR FOR INFRARED REJECTION
39	20110298716	IN-PLANE KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION
40	20110298704	THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM
41	20110298618	Remote User Status Indicators
42	20110298433	SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY INDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT
43	20110297524	MULTIPLE-POLE SINGLE-THROW DOME SWITCH ASSEMBLIES
44	20110297183	ACTIVE BARRIER TO FOREIGN PARTICLE DEPOSITION ON A DEVICE SURFACE VIA VIBRATIONS

Apple patents granted on 06 December 2011

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:17:05 +0000

15 US patents granted on 06 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	D649,973	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D649,785	Case
3	8,074,172	Method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations
4	8,073,984	Communication protocol for use with portable electronic devices
5	8,073,980	Methods and systems for automatic configuration of peripherals
6	8,073,813	Refresh and filter anchors
7	8,073,565	System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system
8	8,073,486	Methods for opportunistic multi-user beamforming in collaborative MIMO-SDMA
9	8,073,324	Magnet array for coupling and aligning an accessory to an electronic device
10	8,073,248	Automatic detection of calibration charts in images
11	8,073,069	Multi-user MIMO-SDMA for finite rate feedback systems
12	8,072,956	Wireless communication system
13	8,072,764	Multi-part substrate assemblies for low profile portable electronic devices
14	8,072,471	Processing cursor movements in a graphical user interface of a multimedia application
15	8,071,893	Methods and apparatus for shielding circuitry from interference

Apple patent applications published on 01 December 2011

Administrator — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:30:08 +0000

23 US patent applications published on 01 December 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	20110296515	METHOD FOR MANAGING COMPUTER RESOURCES ACCESSED BY A PROGRAM OPERATING IN A RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT
2	20110296508	DIGITAL HANDSHAKE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DEVICES
3	20110296324	Avatars Reflecting User States
4	20110296247	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING REPEATED CRASHES OF AN APPLICATION RESULTING FROM SUPPLEMENTAL CODE
5	20110296092	Storing a Driver for Controlling a Memory
6	20110296090	Combining Memory Operations
7	20110295997	PRESENTING CONTENT PACKAGES BASED ON AUDIENCE RETARGETING
8	20110295937	DIGITAL CONTENT BUNDLE
9	20110295846	PREDICTING CONTENT AND CONTEXT PERFORMANCE BASED ON PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF USERS
10	20110295843	DYNAMIC GENERATION OF CONTEXTUALLY AWARE PLAYLISTS
11	20110295723	ADVERTISEMENT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
12	20110295721	USER INFORMATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
13	20110295679	PRESENTING CONTENT PACKAGES BASED ON AUDIENCE EXCLUSION
14	20110295628	AUDIENCE TARGETING BASED ON PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF INVITATIONAL CONTENT
15	20110295393	USING A PROCESSING DEVICE AS A DOCK FOR A MEDIA PLAYER
16	20110293259	Scene Adaptive Auto Exposure
17	20110293094	DIGITAL HANDSHAKE BETWEEN DEVICES
18	20110292598	INTEGRATED EMBEDDED BATTERY
19	20110292246	Automatic Tone Mapping Curve Generation Based on Dynamically Stretched Image Histogram Distribution
20	20110292051	Automatic Avatar Creation
21	20110291954	PROVIDING NON-VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR NON-PHYSICAL CONTROLS
22	20110290779	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A PORTION OF A HOUSING IN A BUTTON ASSEMBLY
23	20110290685	ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE USING SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION

Apple patents granted on 29 November 2011

Administrator — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:52:14 +0000

18 US patents granted on 29 November 2011 and assigned to Apple

1	D649,558	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D649,555	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
3	D649,549	Keyboard
4	D649,450	Packaging
5	D649,449	Packaging
6	8,069,438	Class declaration in a non-class-based programming environment
7	8,069,356	Accessory power management
8	8,069,307	Accessing metadata with an external host
9	8,069,279	Data flow control within and between DMA channels
10	8,069,051	Zero-gap playback using predictive mixing
11	8,068,925	Dynamic routing of audio among multiple audio devices
12	8,068,692	Methods and apparatuses for pixel transformations
13	8,068,336	Docking station for hand held electronic devices
14	8,068,146	Opponent color detail enhancement for saturated colors
15	8,068,125	Luminescence shock avoidance in display devices
16	8,068,103	User-interface design
17	8,067,701	I/O connectors with extendable faraday cage
18	8,067,212	Bacillus pumilus strain for high yield of tetramethylpyrazine