igoeIP Apple Patent Blog: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

2013-01-31 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20130031302	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE STATUS OF MEMORY LOCATIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
2	20130031298	INCLUDING PERFORMANCE-RELATED HINTS IN REQUESTS TO COMPOSITE MEMORY
3	20130031055	PEER-TO-PEER N-WAY SYNCING IN A DECENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENT
4	20130031009	AD-HOC CASH DISPENSING NETWORK
5	20130028443	DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO
6	20130028233	Allocating Resources in a Frequency-Time Space to Mobile Station Data
7	20130028197	Method for Updating and Managing Synchronization Identifier by using Release Messages or Status Request and Response
8	20130028170	RELAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PARTNER RELAYS AND SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION
9	20130028155	MAC Packet Data Unit Construction for Wireless System
10	20130028122	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH RELAYS
11	20130027897	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD RADIO-FREQUENCY SHIELDING STRUCTURES
12	20130027867	ACCESSORY DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT
13	20130027581	ADAPTIVE AUTO EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT
14	20130027548	DEPTH PERCEPTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
15	20130027427	Associating Digital Images with Waypoints
16	20130027404	SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MANAGING COLLABORATION ON A VIRTUAL WORK OF ART
17	20130027303	Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving On-Screen Objects Without Using a Cursor
18	20130027297	3D REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE POSITION DETECTION
19	20130026013	DOME ARRAY FOR USE WITH A SWITCH
20	20130025746	TWIN ROLL SHEET CASTING OF BULK METALLIC GLASSES AND COMPOSITES IN AN INERT ENVIRONMENT

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

2013-01-29 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D675,215	USB device
2	D675,202	Electronic device
3	D675,198	Cover
4	D675,194	Earphone
5	8,365,192	Methods for managing authority designation of graphical user interfaces
6	8,365,184	Multi-core resource utilization planning
7	8,365,123	Automated pad ring generation for programmable logic device implementation of integrated circuit design
8	8,365,090	Device, method, and graphical user interface for zooming out on a touch-screen display
9	8,365,072	Identification of compound graphic elements in an unstructured document
10	8,364,987	Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network
11	8,364,965	Optimized integrity verification procedures
12	8,364,941	Switching drivers between processors
13	8,364,938	Running-AND, running-OR, running-XOR, and running-multiply instructions for processing vectors using a base value from a key element of an input vector
14	8,364,936	Processor employing split scheduler in which near, low latency operation dependencies are tracked separate from other operation dependencies
15	8,364,907	Converting victim writeback to a fill
16	8,364,855	Dynamic interpretation of user input in a portable electronic device
17	8,364,694	Search assistant for digital media assets
18	8,364,684	Methods for prefix indexing
19	8,364,680	Computer systems and methods for collecting, associating, and/or retrieving data
20	8,364,600	Performing a business transaction without disclosing sensitive identity information to a relying party
21	8,364,590	Motion based payment confirmation
22	8,364,389	Systems and methods for integrating a portable electronic device with a bicycle
23	8,364,294	Two-phase editing of signal data
24	8,364,191	Group call management
25	8,364,167	Providing location information for a mobile terminal from a wireless telephone service provider
26	8,364,139	Personal area network systems and devices and methods for use thereof
27	8,364,123	Managing notification messages
28	8,364,095	Minimum feedback radio architecture with digitally configurable adaptive linearization
29	8,364,090	Method and apparatus for wireless radio frequency test signal generation
30	8,364,032	Light isolating protective cover for small form factor electronic device
31	8,363,843	Methods, modules, and computer-readable recording media for providing a multi-channel convolution reverb
32	8,363,818	On-hold call monitoring systems and methods
33	8,363,739	Pilot scheme for a MIMO communication system
34	8,363,657	SIP-enabled framework for multi-domain roaming control plane in a WiMAX access network
35	8,363,594	Address spoofing prevention
36	8,363,540	Pilot signal in an FDMA communication system
37	8,363,523	Playing data from an optical media drive
38	8,363,027	Integrated touch screen
39	8,363,021	Method to compensate for the frequency dependence of sense signal preprocessing
40	8,362,955	Antenna system
41	8,362,805	Power switch ramp rate control using daisy-chained flops
42	8,362,793	Circuit boards including removable test point portions and configurable testing platforms
43	8,362,751	Harnessing power through electromagnetic induction utilizing printed coils
44	8,362,373	Keys with double-diving-board spring mechanisms
45	8,360,801	Contactless plug detect mechanism
46	8,360,718	Fan inlet and method
47	8,359,710	Portable computer clutch structures

Friday, January 25, 2013

2013-01-24 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20130024908	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION-INTEGRATED INFORMATION CARD SELECTION
2	20130024793	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO IDENTIFIED OBJECTS
3	20130024691	Method and Apparatus for Securing Communication Between a Mobile Node and a Network
4	20130024672	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING PROPAGATE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
5	20130024671	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING NEGATION INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
6	20130024670	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
7	20130024669	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING SHIFT INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
8	20130024656	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING BOOLEAN INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
9	20130024655	PROCESSING VECTORS USING WRAPPING INCREMENT AND DECREMENT INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
10	20130024651	PROCESSING VECTORS USING A WRAPPING ROTATE PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION IN THE MACROSCALAR ARCHITECTURE
11	20130024600	NON-VOLATILE TEMPORARY DATA HANDLING
12	20130024593	SOURCE PACKET BRIDGE
13	20130024329	USER SUPPLIED AND REFINED TAGS
14	20130024281	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT
15	20130024264	AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY AND VALUE OF DISCOUNTS FOR A PURCHASE ORDER
16	20130023250	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MIXING MEDIA WITH COMMUNICATIONS
17	20130022382	SECURING PLUGS FOR ATTACHING COMPUTER COMPONENTS
18	20130021567	UNDULATING ELECTRODES FOR IMPROVED VIEWING ANGLE AND COLOR SHIFT
19	20130021353	Virtual GPU
20	20130021280	HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE
21	20130021152	SHOE WEAR-OUT SENSOR, BODY-BAR SENSING SYSTEM, UNITLESS ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
22	20130021118	Microstrip and stripline transmission lines for electronic devices

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

2013-01-22 Newly Issued Apple Patents

	PAT. NO.	Title
1	D674,709	Packaging
2	8,359,643	Group formation using anonymous broadcast information
3	8,359,551	Automatic mapping of pointing devices to multiple displays
4	8,359,550	Method for dynamically generating a "table of contents" view of the HTML-based information system
5	8,359,537	Tool for navigating a composite presentation
6	8,359,461	Running-shift instructions for processing vectors using a base value from a key element of an input vector
7	8,359,460	Running-sum instructions for processing vectors using a base value from a key element of an input vector
8	8,359,414	Retry mechanism
9	8,359,411	Data filtering using central DMA mechanism
10	8,359,410	Audio data processing in a low power mode
11	8,359,375	Migration of data between computers
12	8,359,348	Techniques and systems for electronic submission of media for network-based distribution
13	8,359,331	Methods and systems for managing data
14	8,358,813	Image preprocessing
15	8,358,812	Image Preprocessing
16	8,358,788	Noise cancellation for microphone-speaker combinations using combined speaker amplifier and reference sensing
17	8,358,787	Method and apparatus for acoustics testing of a personal mobile device
18	8,358,701	Switching decode resolution during video decoding
19	8,358,680	Reducing power levels associated with two or more signals using peak reduction distortion that is derived from a combined signal
20	8,358,351	Automatic tone mapping for cameras
21	8,358,319	System and method for processing image data using an image processing pipeline of an image signal processor
22	8,358,314	Method for reducing framebuffer memory accesses
23	8,358,281	Device, method, and graphical user interface for management and manipulation of user interface elements
24	8,358,276	Touch pad electrode design
25	8,358,273	Portable media device with power-managed display
26	8,358,152	Integrated circuit including pulse control logic having shared gating control