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Apple patent applications published on 04 February 2010

Administrator — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:35:06 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 04 February 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100031085	METHOD FOR REDUCING HOST DEVICE TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMMUNICATION ERRORS
2	20100030928	MEDIA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE
3	20100027958	Previewing Effects Applicable to Digital Media Content
4	20100027907	DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
5	20100026656	CAPACITIVE SENSOR BEHIND BLACK MASK
6	20100026623	VELOCITY STABILIZATION FOR ACCELEROMETER BASED INPUT DEVICES

Apple patents granted on 02 February 2010

Administrator — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:08:52 +0000

7 US patents granted on 02 February 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	7,657,849	Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image
2	7,657,686	Method and apparatus for frame buffer management
3	7,657,459	Techniques for acquiring a media season of digital media assets
4	7,656,623	Methods and apparatus for charging a battery in a peripheral device
5	7,656,394	User interface gestures
6	7,656,393	Electronic device having display and surrounding touch sensitive bezel for user interface and control
7	7,655,937	Remote control systems that can distinguish stray light sources

Apple patent applications published on 28 January 2010

Administrator — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:24:15 +0000

6 US patent applications published on 28 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100022283	Systems and methods for noise cancellation and power management in a wireless headset
2	20100022269	Systems and methods for accelerometer usage in a wireless headset
3	20100020604	SHIFTING REFERENCE VALUES TO ACCOUNT FOR VOLTAGE SAG
4	20100020044	LIGHT SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH SWITCHABLE DETECTION MODES
5	20100020004	LED BACKLIGHT DRIVER SYNCHRONIZATION AND POWER REDUCTION
6	20100018844	HOLD SWITCH

Apple patents granted on 26 January 2010

Administrator — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:56:40 +0000

13 US patents granted on 26 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	RE41,088	Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image
2	D608,763	Electronic device
3	7,653,883	Proximity detector in handheld device
4	7,653,776	Method and apparatus for selectively switching IC ports to card slots through the use of three switches per switch group
5	7,653,755	Method and apparatus for determining communication paths
6	7,653,719	Automatic detection of channel bandwidth
7	7,653,685	Methods and apparatuses for transferring streaming multimedia data and various types of data associated therewith in a network environment
8	7,653,550	Interface for providing modeless timeline based selection of an audio or video file
9	7,653,250	Adjusting sampling rate for encoding
10	7,652,678	Partial display updates in a windowing system using a programmable graphics processing unit
11	7,652,676	Systems and methods for color managing content elements on a display device
12	7,652,504	Low latency, power-down safe level shifter
13	7,652,494	Operating an integrated circuit at a minimum supply voltage

Apple patent applications published on 21 January 2010

Administrator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:29:41 +0000

8 US patent applications published on 21 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100017506	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING DATA AND BANDWIDTH USAGE
2	20100017118	PARKING & LOCATION MANAGEMENT PROCESSES & ALERTS
3	20100014678	Cryptographic system using chaotic dynamics
4	20100013796	LIGHT SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH OBJECT DETECTION CALIBRATION
5	20100013794	LIGHT SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH MULTIPLE DATA SET OBJECT DETECTION
6	20100013793	LIGHT SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH PRESSURE SENSOR
7	20100013768	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING COMBINATIONS OF KINEMATICAL INPUTS
8	20100013309	POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITRY AND SOLAR CELLS

Apple patents granted on 19 January 2010

Administrator — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:38:02 +0000

10 US patents granted on 19 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D608,366	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D608,352	Dock insert
3	D608,342	Media device
4	7,650,507	Small memory footprint fast elliptic encryption
5	7,650,452	Method and apparatus for arbitration and fairness on a full-duplex bus using dual phases
6	7,650,447	System and method for a host to access an internal SATA storage device within an accessible host using an external serial ATA connection
7	7,650,137	Account information display for portable communication device
8	7,650,007	Lanyard for handheld electronic device
9	7,649,744	Handheld computing device
10	7,649,526	Soft key interaction indicator

Apple patent applications published on 14 January 2010

Administrator — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:08:41 +0000

20 US patent applications published on 14 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100011415	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN UPLOAD OF A PROGRAM WITH EXPORT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
2	20100011354	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING DISPLAY OF APPLICATIONS FOR DOWNLOAD
3	20100011319	Graphical user interface having contextual menus
4	20100011306	Data-driven layout engine
5	20100011304	ADDING A CONTACT TO A HOME SCREEN
6	20100011299	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCING A USER INTERFACE ON A SERVER DEVICE TO A USER INTERFACE ON A CLIENT DEVICE
7	20100011292	Collaborative media production
8	20100011258	Coordinating the Execution of System and Database Scripts in a Database Server
9	20100011135	SYNCHRONIZATION OF REAL-TIME MEDIA PLAYBACK STATUS
10	20100011117	VIDEO STREAMING USING MULTIPLE CHANNELS
11	20100011052	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REGULATING DATA TRAFFIC BETWEEN A CLIENT DEVICE AND A SERVER
12	20100010857	INTELLIGENT POWER MONITORING
13	20100010648	AUTO-STATION TUNING
14	20100009575	Audio plug with cosmetic hard shell
15	20100008650	MULTI-MODEL MODES OF ONE DEVICE
16	20100008419	Hierarchical Bi-Directional P Frames
17	20100008040	COLD-DRAWN HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
18	20100008030	MICROPERFORATED AND BACKLIT DISPLAYS HAVING ALTERNATIVE DISPLAY CAPABILITIES
19	20100007473	INTELLIGENT POWER-ENABLED COMMUNICATIONS PORT
20	20100007458	UPDATING PROPERTIES OF REMOTE A/V PERFORMANCE NODES

Apple patents granted on 12 January 2010

Administrator — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:10:22 +0000

7 US patents granted on 12 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D607,869	Electronic device
2	D607,831	Connector
3	7,647,518	Replay reduction for power saving
4	7,646,613	Multi-point latch mechanism with a single control
5	7,646,437	Look-ahead system and method for pan and zoom detection in video sequences
6	7,646,391	Systems and methods for color managing content elements on a display device
7	7,645,143	Magnetic connector for electronic device

Apple patent applications published on 07 January 2010

Administrator — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:42:06 +0000

2 US patent applications published on 07 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	20100002564	Method and device for hard drive shock event detection
2	20100001973	DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS

Apple patents granted on 05 January 2010

Administrator — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:45:04 +0000

16 US patents granted on 05 January 2010 and assigned to Apple

1	D607,469	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
2	D607,198	Electronic device holder
3	7,644,397	Software performance analysis using data mining
4	7,644,099	Dynamic generation and automated distribution of user interface from database model
5	7,643,990	Global boundary-centric feature extraction and associated discontinuity metrics
6	7,643,895	Portable media device with workout support
7	7,643,789	Multimedia data transfer for a personal communication device
8	7,643,706	Image management tool with calendar interface
9	7,643,698	Image sharpening using diffusion
10	7,643,693	Fast lossless encoder for digitized analog data
11	7,643,037	Method and apparatus for tilting by applying effects to a number of computer-generated characters
12	7,643,011	Noise detection in multi-touch sensors
13	7,643,010	Peripheral pixel noise reduction
14	7,642,442	Methods, programs, storage media and systems for recording and compiling a music section
15	7,641,498	Universal serial bus plug and receptacle coupling arrangements
16	7,641,477	Electromagnetic connector for electronic device

Apple patent applications published on 31 December 2009

Administrator — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:06:29 +0000

5 US patent applications published on 31 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	20090327285	SEMANTIC RECONSTRUCTION
2	20090326815	Position Fix Indicator
3	20090325603	LOCATION SHARING
4	20090325056	PARALLEL BATTERY ARCHITECTURE WITH SHARED BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER
5	20090322676	GUI APPLICATIONS FOR USE WITH 3D REMOTE CONTROLLER

Apple patents granted on 29 December 2009

Administrator — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:11:38 +0000

19 US patents granted on 29 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	D607,005	Icon for a portion of a display screen
2	D607,003	Graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof
3	D607,001	Icon for a portion of a display screen
4	D606,989	Portable computer
5	D606,988	Portable computer
6	D606,968	Electronic device
7	D606,967	Electronic device
8	D606,966	Electronic device
9	D606,965	Electronic device
10	D606,964	Electronic device
11	D606,751	Cover
12	7,640,497	Transforming a hierarchical data structure according to requirements specified in a transformation template
13	7,640,440	Method and apparatus for facilitating device hibernation
14	7,640,305	Filtering of data
15	7,639,746	Hybrid voltage/current-mode transmission line driver
16	7,639,542	Maintenance operations for multi-level data storage cells
17	7,639,531	Dynamic cell bit resolution
18	7,639,187	Button antenna for handheld devices
19	7,638,717	Can spring housing contact

Apple patent applications published on 24 December 2009

Administrator — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:35:45 +0000

7 US patent applications published on 24 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	20090319886	TECHNIQUE FOR EXTRACTING MODIFICATIONS TO A WEB PAGE
2	20090319769	DISCRETE KEY GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
3	20090319567	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA MANAGEMENT USING A STRUCTURE TO PROPAGATE CHANGES TO REFERENCED OBJECTS
4	20090316944	In-the-ear porting structures for earbug
5	20090316359	HEAT-TRANSFER MECHANISM INCLUDING A LIQUID-METAL THERMAL COUPLING
6	20090315411	MOMENTARILY ENABLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
7	20090314621	Brick Layout and Stackup for a Touch Screen

Apple patents granted on 22 December 2009

Administrator — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:19:17 +0000

8 US patents granted on 22 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	RE41,053	Socket connector having a flexible internal barrier to prevent incorrect insertion of smaller sized plugs
2	D606,518	Dock insert
3	7,636,889	Controlling behavior of elements in a display environment
4	7,636,489	Blur computation algorithm
5	7,636,446	State machine enabling auto-recovery of short-circuited class D audio amplifiers
6	7,636,244	Computer enclosure
7	7,636,090	Apparatus and method for storing a movie within a movie
8	7,635,280	Type A USB receptacle with plug detection

Apple patent applications published on 17 December 2009

Administrator — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:41:34 +0000

8 US patent applications published on 17 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	20090313584	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A DISPLAY BASED ON THE USER’S POSITION
2	20090313564	Systems and methods for adjusting playback of media files based on previous usage
3	20090313544	System and methods for adjusting graphical representations of media files based on previous usage
4	20090313484	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROLONGING BATTERY LIFE OF A MEDIA PLAYER
5	20090311915	LOW PROFILE PLUGS
6	20090310685	HIGH-YIELD MULTI-THREADING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODERS/TRANSCODERS/DECODERS WITH DYNAMIC VIDEO REORDERING AND MULTI-LEVEL VIDEO CODING DEPENDENCY MANAGEMENT
7	20090309745	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION
8	20090309552	POWER SOURCE SWITCHOVER APPARATUS AND METHOD

Apple patents granted on 15 December 2009

Administrator — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:33:38 +0000

9 US patents granted on 15 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	D606,040	Media device
2	7,634,605	Method and system for transferring stored data between a media player and an accessory
3	7,634,587	I/O descriptor cache for bus mastering I/O controllers
4	7,634,413	Bitrate constrained variable bitrate audio encoding
5	7,634,263	Remote control of electronic devices
6	7,633,076	Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices
7	7,633,015	Conforming, electro-magnetic interference reducing cover for circuit components
8	7,632,146	Backward compatible connector system
9	7,632,114	Interface connecter between media player and other electronic devices

Apple patent applications published on 10 December 2009

Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:30:57 +0000

21 US patent applications published on 10 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	20090307657	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRAY OBFUSCATION
2	20090307633	Acceleration navigation of media device displays
3	20090307614	MEDIA CONTENT AND CHAT INTEGRATION
4	20090307477	INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE ONTO A COMPUTER
5	20090307409	DEVICE MEMORY MANAGEMENT
6	20090307282	MERGING FILE DIRECTORIES
7	20090307266	Processing a page
8	20090307261	Categorization of Digital Media Based on Media Characteristics
9	20090307105	User Interface for Application Management for a Mobile Device
10	20090304359	Hybrid Playlist
11	20090304086	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CODER AND DECODER JOINT OPTIMIZATION
12	20090304077	REFRESH METHOD AND APPARATUS
13	20090304071	ADAPTIVE APPLICATION OF ENTROPY CODING METHODS
14	20090304006	ROUTING TABLE BUILD ALGORITHM FOR A ROUTING TABLE THAT USES A SEARCH KEY CONSTRUCTED FROM PACKET DESTINATION ADDRESS AND OUTBOUND INTERFACE
15	20090304005	ROUTING TABLE LOOKUP ALGORITHM EMPLOYING SEARCH KEY HAVING DESTINATION ADDRESS AND INTERFACE COMPONENT
16	20090304001	SOURCE ADDRESS BASED ROUTING PROCESS
17	20090304000	OUTBOUND TRANSMISSION OF PACKET BASED ON ROUTING SEARCH KEY CONSTRUCTED FROM PACKET DESTINATION ADDRESS AND OUTBOUND INTERFACE
18	20090303692	Aesthetically pleasing universal dock
19	20090303256	DISPLAY-POINTER VISIBILITY
20	20090301857	CANTILEVERED PUSH BUTTON HAVING MULTIPLE CONTACTS AND FULCRUMS
21	20090301633	TAMPER RESISTANT LABEL FOR DETECTING DEVICE OPENINGS

Apple patents granted on 08 December 2009

Administrator — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:59:52 +0000

9 US patents granted on 08 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	D605,633	Dock insert
2	D605,627	Electronic device
3	7,631,320	Method and apparatus for improved interaction with an application program according to data types and actions performed by the application program
4	7,631,277	System and method for integrating media objects
5	7,631,119	Techniques for providing audio for synchronized playback by multiple devices
6	7,630,971	Methods and systems for managing data
7	7,630,880	Japanese virtual dictionary
8	7,630,707	Wireless communication out of range indication
9	7,629,984	Method and apparatus for image acquisition, organization, manipulation and publication

Apple patent applications published on 03 December 2009

Administrator — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:07:40 +0000

8 US patent applications published on 03 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	20090300225	Data Serialization In A User Switching Environment
2	20090300221	DISTRIBUTING AND SYNCHRONIZING OBJECTS
3	20090300190	Data Serialization In A User Switching Environment
4	20090299543	THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
5	20090299506	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING STATUS INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDIA PLAYER AND AN ACCESSORY
6	20090297126	SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A MEDIA PACKAGE FOR INGESTING INTO AN ON-LINE DOWNLOADING APPLICATION
7	20090296552	Context-based error indication methods and apparatus
8	20090295344	POWER-REGULATOR CIRCUIT HAVING TWO OPERATING MODES

Apple patents granted on 01 December 2009

Administrator — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:52:11 +0000

9 US patents granted on 01 December 2009 and assigned to Apple

1	D605,193	Computer
2	D605,174	Dock insert
3	7,627,653	Method and apparatus for distributing computer files across a network
4	7,627,590	System and method for dynamically presenting a summary of content associated with a document
5	7,627,481	Adapting masking thresholds for encoding a low frequency transient signal in audio data
6	7,627,451	Movement and event systems and associated methods
7	7,627,343	Media player system
8	7,627,128	Methods of calibrating tone-based communications systems
9	7,626,614	Transfer function and high dynamic range images