Apple has been granted 29 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including one crediting late co-founder Steve Jobs and other Apple employees for the original iPad design.
The majority of the patents awarded relates to components and techniques, with the standout patent being one pertaining to the original iPad. No. D670,286 covers the "ornamental design for a portable display device." It credits Apple lead designer Jony Ive, Jobs and several other employees.
Other patents Apple was granted includes two wireless patents the firm acquired from Nortel and a patent based on FileVault, a method for carrying out encryption and decryption on Macs. Another design patent relates to retail packaging, which is called "the ornamental design for a display apparatus."
Elsewhere, Apple received a patent for crack-resistant glass for portable devices, a few for hardware cooling systems, and one relating to photo management for iOS devices. Techniques to adjust the audio output of devices joins the granted patents for Apple, as does the following:
- 8,307,287 -- Heads-up-display for use in a media manipulation operation
- 8,305,125 -- Low latency synchronizer circuit
- 8,305,897 -- Quality of service control in multiple hop wireless communication environments
- 8,306,034 -- Method for updating and managing synchronization identifier by using release messages or status request and response
- 8,306,367 -- Method and apparatus for managing image-processing operations
- 8,306,475 -- Method and apparatus for configuring a wireless device through reverse advertising
- 8,306,772 -- Method for estimating temperature at a critical point
- 8,306,918 -- Use of media storage structure with multiple pieces of content in a content-distribution system (Relates to Digital Rights Mgmt. System)
- 8,307,107 -- Titled "Methods and apparatuses to extend header for transferring data." Apple's invention relates to the field of multimedia data transmission.
- 8,307,134 -- Multiple communication interfaces on a portable storage device
- 8,307,146 -- Communication between a host device and an accessory via an intermediate device
- 8,307,224 -- Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control
- 8,307,236 -- Oversampling-based scheme for synchronous interface communication
- 8,307,366 -- Post-processing phase in a distributed processing system using assignment information
- RE43,796 -- Receptacle connector
- 8,307,292 -- Method and apparatus for binding user interface objects to application objects
- 8,307,004 -- Manipulating electronic backups
- 8,306,252 -- Integrated microphone assembly for personal media device
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vaughn2k "Elsewhere, Apple received a patent for crack-resistant glass for portable devices"Reply
"Method for estimating temperature at a critical point"
I thought you can own the invention (Patent) if its too obvious or being used already elswhere? These two items is NOT Apple first! -
Darkerson ushyperionZak Islam, when will you stop the iTard posts, we don't want them.Reply
Might as well just get over it and just skip the articles in question. It would be nice if he would write about other stuff, I agree, but I doubt it will happen. Apple is pretty much all over the place here, anymore. :(
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Chairman Ray I'm a little worried about the "crack-resistant glass for portable devices" part. Hopefully this does not mean what I think it means...Reply -
techcurious I wonder how long it will take for Apple to launch 29 new lawsuits..Reply
hmmm.. I know this is unrealistic and irrational of course, but at this point I am really wishing (or daydreaming) everyone that's getting sued by Apple (and sued by Apple in the past) would get together and sue the US Patent Office out of existence! -
dauntekong Lets see what has already been done by Android and Windows...Reply
8,305,897 -- Quality of service control in multiple hop wireless communication environments *Andriod and Windows*
8,306,772 -- Method for estimating temperature at a critical point *Android*
8,306,918 -- Use of media storage structure with multiple pieces of content in a content-distribution system (Relates to Digital Rights Mgmt. System) *C'mon now,everyone knows Android is King for this*
8,307,134 -- Multiple communication interfaces on a portable storage device *Android*
8,307,146 -- Communication between a host device and an accessory via an intermediate device *Android*
8,307,224 -- Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control *Android*
8,306,252 -- Integrated microphone assembly for personal media device *Android* -
stickmansam chairman rayI'm a little worried about the "crack-resistant glass for portable devices" part. Hopefully this does not mean what I think it means...We are screwed if Apple actually sues everyone else with this and winsReply -
ttcboy "Elsewhere, Apple received a patent for crack-resistant glass for portable devices"Reply
What will happen to the gorilla glass that we come to love ????? -
barockberg I don't want to read stuff like this. At first I though, give this guy Zak a break - but I'm beginning to miss the old Tom's.Reply
Please, cut back on the apple-related short posts.