igoeIP Apple Patent Blog: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

2012-07-31 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D664,531	Electronic device
2	8,234,692	System and method for processing an upload of a program with export compliance information
3	8,234,572	Remote access to advanced playlist features of a media player
4	8,234,564	Transforms and animations of web-based content
5	8,234,558	Adaptive artwork for bandwidth- and/or memory-limited devices
6	8,234,545	Data storage with incremental redundancy
7	8,234,512	Motion sensor data processing using various power management modes
8	8,234,392	Methods and apparatuses for providing a hardware accelerated web engine
9	8,234,245	Methods and systems for managing data
10	8,233,950	Wireless portable device with reduced RF signal interference
11	8,233,789	Dynamic exposure metering based on face detection
12	8,233,535	Region-based processing of predicted pixels
13	8,233,366	Context-based error indication methods and apparatus
14	8,233,109	Portable computer display housing
15	8,233,078	Auto focus speed enhancement using object recognition and resolution
16	8,233,026	Scalable video encoding in a multi-view camera system
17	8,232,990	Working with 3D objects
18	8,232,973	Method, device, and graphical user interface providing word recommendations for text input
19	8,232,970	Scan sequence generator
20	8,232,771	Battery gas gauge reset mechanism
21	8,232,672	Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices
22	8,230,553	Hinge mechanism

Thursday, July 26, 2012

2012-07-26 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20120192005	SHARING A FAULT-STATUS REGISTER WHEN PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
2	20120191957	PREDICTING A RESULT FOR AN ACTUAL INSTRUCTION WHEN PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
3	20120191950	PREDICTING A RESULT FOR A PREDICATE-GENERATING INSTRUCTION WHEN PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
4	20120191949	PREDICTING A RESULT OF A DEPENDENCY-CHECKING INSTRUCTION WHEN PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
5	20120191944	PREDICTING A PATTERN IN ADDRESSES FOR A MEMORY-ACCESSING INSTRUCTION WHEN PROCESSING VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS
6	20120191694	GENERATION OF TOPIC-BASED LANGUAGE MODELS FOR AN APP SEARCH ENGINE
7	20120191664	COORDINATING SYNC POINTS BETWEEN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND A FILE SYSTEM
8	20120190239	INTEGRATED NOISE REDUCTION CONNECTOR
9	20120189140	AUDIO-SHARING NETWORK
10	20120188406	REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION FILTER
11	20120188402	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR VARIATIONS IN DIGITAL CAMERAS
12	20120188371	Stabilizing Directional Audio Input from a Moving Microphone Array
13	20120188268	DISPLAY COLOR CORRECTING SYSTEM
14	20120188255	Framework for Graphics Animation and Compositing Operations
15	20120188245	DISPLAY RESOLUTION INCREASE WITH MECHANICAL ACTUATION
16	20120188052	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

2012-07-24 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D664,144	Electronic device
2	D664,093	Power module
3	8,230,412	Compatible trust in a computing device
4	8,230,403	Typed-data translation for platform independence
5	8,230,366	Dynamically changing cursor for user interface
6	8,230,360	User interface for selection from media collection
7	8,230,358	Defining motion in a computer system with a graphical user interface
8	8,230,300	Efficient readout from analog memory cells using data compression
9	8,230,242	Accessory power management
10	8,230,124	Methods and systems to dynamically manage performance states in a data processing system
11	8,230,073	Service templates for an IP multimedia subsystem
12	8,229,913	Methods and systems for managing data
13	8,229,889	Methods and systems for managing data
14	8,229,389	Method for obtaining location information for emergency services in wireless multimedia networks
15	8,229,211	Differential image enhancement
16	8,229,160	Systems and methods for identifying objects and providing information related to identified objects
17	8,229,153	Microphone packaging in a mobile communications device
18	8,229,019	MIMO precoding enabling spatial multiplexing, power allocation and adaptive modulation and coding
19	8,228,887	Cell identifier encoding and decoding methods and apparatus
20	8,228,835	MIMO based network coding network
21	8,228,701	Selective activation of programming schemes in analog memory cell arrays
22	8,228,406	Adaptive lens shading correction
23	8,228,339	Framework for graphics animation and compositing operations
24	8,228,305	Method for providing human input to a computer
25	8,228,047	Power converters having varied switching frequencies

Thursday, July 19, 2012

2012-07-19 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20120185879	DYNAMIC SERVICE DISCOVERY
2	20120185872	METHODS FOR MANAGING AUTHORITY DESIGNATION OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
3	20120185863	METHODS FOR RESTRICTING RESOURCES USED BY A PROGRAM BASED ON ENTITLEMENTS
4	20120185805	Presenting Visual Indicators of Hidden Objects
5	20120185800	Information Management with Non-Hierarchical Views
6	20120185789	Target Region for Removing Icons from Dock
7	20120185767	MODIFYING APPLICATION BEHAVIOR
8	20120185762	Saveless Documents
9	20120185716	CONSERVING POWER BY REDUCING VOLTAGE SUPPLIED TO AN INSTRUCTION-PROCESSING PORTION OF A PROCESSOR
10	20120185715	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DEVICE HIBERNATION
11	20120185700	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING JIT IN A SECURE SYSTEM WITH RANDOMLY ALLOCATED MEMORY RANGES
12	20120185683	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAMPER-RESISTANT BOOTING
13	20120185521	LOCAL BACKUP
14	20120185518	FILE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
15	20120185456	Information Management with Non-Hierarchical Views
16	20120185438	LOCAL BACKUP
17	20120185435	ORGANIZING VERSIONING ACCORDING TO PERMISSIONS
18	20120185434	DATA SYNCHRONIZATION
19	20120183165	REMOTELY UPDATING A HEARING AID PROFILE
20	20120183164	SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SHARING A HEARING AID SETTING
21	20120183159	MODE SWITCHING NOISE CANCELLATION FOR MICROPHONE-SPEAKER COMBINATIONS USED IN TWO WAY AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS
22	20120183152	WIRED HEADSET WITH INTEGRATED SWITCH
23	20120180619	TIME COMPRESSION/EXPANSION OF SELECTED AUDIO SEGMENTS IN AN AUDIO FILE

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

2012-07-17 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	8,225,325	Multi-dimensional thread grouping for multiple processors
2	8,225,228	Collaborative media production
3	8,225,208	Interactive frames for images and videos displayed in a presentation application
4	8,225,181	Efficient re-read operations from memory devices
5	8,225,121	Forced idle of a data processing system
6	8,225,100	Hash functions using recurrency and arithmetic
7	8,225,079	Accelerating system boot using a set of control data recorded by operating system during a first OS boot
8	8,225,061	Method and apparatus for protected content data processing
9	8,225,035	Systems and methods for operating a disk drive
10	8,224,972	Invitation to bind to a device
11	8,224,927	Protocol for remote user interface for portable media device with dynamic playlist management
12	8,224,918	Data synchronization protocol
13	8,224,751	Device-independent management of cryptographic information
14	8,224,661	Adapting masking thresholds for encoding audio data
15	8,224,086	Methods and apparatuses for restoring color and enhancing electronic images
16	8,223,986	Electronic device and external equipment with digital noise cancellation and digital audio path
17	8,223,875	Beamforming for non-collaborative, space division multiple access systems
18	8,223,845	Multithread processing of video frames
19	8,223,483	Dock with moveable connector for display device
20	8,223,482	Portable hard drive and mounting structure for same
21	8,223,134	Portable electronic device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying electronic lists and documents
22	8,223,082	Slot antennas for electronic devices
23	8,223,077	Multisector parallel plate antenna for electronic devices
24	8,222,773	Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices
25	8,220,142	Method of forming a housing component