igoeIP Apple Patent Blog: November 2012

Thursday, November 29, 2012

2012-11-29 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20120304286	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCKING USAGE TRACKING
2	20120304280	PRIVATE AND PUBLIC APPLICATIONS
3	20120304066	Menu Overlay Including Context Dependent Menu Icon
4	20120303980	WIRELESS POWER UTILIZATION IN A LOCAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
5	20120302670	CARBON COMPOSITE MOLD DESIGN
6	20120302293	HAPTIC ALERT DEVICE HAVING A LINEAR VIBRATOR
7	20120302258	SETTING A REMINDER THAT IS TRIGGERED BY A TARGET USER DEVICE
8	20120302256	IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING USERS ON A MOBILE NETWORK
9	20120302225	Remote Control of Electronic Devices
10	20120302095	INTERPOSER CONNECTORS
11	20120300991	IMAGE PREPROCESSING
12	20120300383	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
13	20120299983	WRITING DATA TO SUB-PIXELS USING DIFFERENT WRITE SEQUENCES
14	20120299971	ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OF VOLTAGE DURING A WRITE SEQUENCE
15	20120299970	APPLICATION OF VOLTAGE TO DATA LINES DURING VCOM TOGGLING
16	20120299955	Interactive Image Thumbnails
17	20120299939	DISPLAYPORT CONTROL AND DATA REGISTERS
18	20120299900	SCANNING ORDERS IN INVERSION SCHEMES OF DISPLAYS
19	20120299894	PRE-CHARGING OF SUB-PIXELS
20	20120299892	CHANGING DISPLAY ARTIFACTS ACROSS FRAMES
21	20120299803	PIXEL-TO-PIXEL COUPLING IN DISPLAYS
22	20120299555	BATTERY CELL WITH AN INTEGRATED POUCH METAL FOIL TERMINAL
23	20120297615	HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

2012-11-27 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D671,558	Display screen or portion thereof with icon
2	D671,550	Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
3	8,321,801	Desktop widgets for presentation in a layer
4	8,321,786	Routine and interface for correcting electronic text
5	8,321,783	Visualizing content positioning within a document using layers
6	8,321,748	Symbol encoding for tolerance to single byte errors
7	8,321,647	Multipage preparation commands for non-volatile memory systems
8	8,321,605	PIO interjection between beats of a DMA operation
9	8,321,601	Audio status information for a portable electronic device
10	8,321,593	Time synchronization of media playback in multiple processes
11	8,321,483	Method and system for seamlessly accessing remotely stored files
12	8,321,435	Quick find for data fields
13	8,321,395	Associating digital images with waypoints
14	8,321,374	Peer-to-peer N-way syncing in decentralized environment
15	8,320,974	Decisions on ambient noise suppression in a mobile communications handset device
16	8,320,909	Expanded cell search and selection in a mobile wireless device
17	8,320,889	Method for automatic presentation of information before connection
18	8,320,840	Method and system for diversity using orthogonal frequency/division multiplexing
19	8,320,838	Host-mobile trace synchronization and comparison
20	8,320,743	Dynamic variation of output media signal in response to input media signal
21	8,320,644	Object detection metadata
22	8,320,636	Detecting image detail level
23	8,320,553	Enhanced echo cancellation
24	8,320,486	Retransmission method for HARQ in MIMO systems
25	8,320,141	High-efficiency, switched-capacitor power conversion using a resonant clocking circuit to produce gate drive signals for switching capacitors
26	8,319,861	Compensation for black level changes
27	8,319,795	Methods of manipulating a screen space of a display device
28	8,319,747	Single layer touch panel with segmented drive and sense electrodes
29	8,319,692	Cavity antenna for an electronic device
30	8,319,488	Momentarily enabled electronic device
31	8,319,326	Stacked die with vertically-aligned conductors and methods for making the same
32	8,319,128	System and methods for electronic device keyboard illumination
33	8,317,658	Interfacing portable media devices and sports equipment
34	8,317,542	High-speed card connector

Thursday, November 22, 2012

2012-11-22 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20120297345	Three-Dimensional Animation for Providing Access to Applications
2	20120297334	Interactive Image Thumbnails
3	20120297304	Adaptive Operating System
4	20120297226	MOTION SENSOR DATA PROCESSING USING VARIOUS POWER MANAGEMENT MODES
5	20120297097	UNIFIED DMA
6	20120297012	UPDATING MULTIPLE COMPUTING DEVICES
7	20120296777	DYNAMIC LOCATION-BASED SIGNAGE
8	20120296770	ON-THE-GO SHOPPING LIST
9	20120296744	CUSTOM STORES
10	20120296686	CUSTOMER SERVICE APPLICATION FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
11	20120295665	PROXIMITY AND AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR WITH IMPROVED SMUDGE REJECTION
12	20120295648	Disabling Access Point Notifications
13	20120295597	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED MOVIE INFORMATION
14	20120295487	Low Profile Male Connector
15	20120295462	CONNECTOR WITH LOCKING MECHANISMS
16	20120294549	Positional Sensor-Assisted Image Registration for Panoramic Photography
17	20120294536	PIXEL ANALYSIS AND FRAME ALIGNMENT FOR BACKGROUND FRAMES
18	20120294359	REGION-BASED PROCESSING OF PREDICTED PIXELS
19	20120293924	Docking Station for Providing Digital Signage
20	20120293610	Intelligent Image Blending for Panoramic Photography
21	20120293609	Positional Sensor-Assisted Motion Filtering for Panoramic Photography
22	20120293608	Positional Sensor-Assisted Perspective Correction for Panoramic Photography
23	20120293607	Panorama Processing
24	20120293569	ACTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR COMPUTING DEVICE
25	20120291255	UNLOCKING TOOL FOR MALE CONNECTOR

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

2012-11-20 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D671,126	Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
2	D671,114	Portable display device with cover
3	8,316,321	Dynamically changing appearances for user interface elements during drag-and-drop operations
4	8,316,212	Translation lookaside buffer (TLB) with reserved areas for specific sources
5	8,316,188	Data prefetch unit utilizing duplicate cache tags
6	8,316,147	Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks
7	8,316,046	Journaling on mobile devices
8	8,315,746	Thermal management techniques in an electronic device
9	8,315,558	Relaying system and method with partner relays and selective transmission
10	8,315,555	Portable media player as a remote control
11	8,315,461	Light source detection from synthesized objects
12	8,315,248	Protocol for remote user interface for portable media device with database navigation history
13	8,315,043	Methods and systems for forming housings from multi-layer materials
14	8,314,847	Automatic tone mapping curve generation based on dynamically stretched image histogram distribution
15	8,314,807	Memory controller with QoS-aware scheduling
16	8,314,799	Enhanced motion behavior framework
17	8,314,775	Multi-touch touch surface
18	8,314,773	Mouse having an optically-based scrolling feature
19	8,314,354	Accessory controller for electronic devices