Articles Tagged ‘Apple Patent’
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Apple Patent Describes A Device Clip With A Removable Glass Touchpad
BY Brent Dirks on Thu January 17th, 2013
Along with iOS devices, the application says the clip could be attached to a camera, MacBook, game player, and even most interestingly a “convertible notebook.”
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New Patent Suggests Apple Might Incorporate Facial Recognition Software Into The iOS
BY Joe White on Sun January 01st, 2012
A recently filed patent application suggests that future iOS devices and MacBooks might be able to recognize their owner, and respond accordingly. Though many Apple patents amount to nothing, this new patent (which builds upon two previous applications) describes a kind of facial recognition that sounds workable, useful and altogether possible.
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Apple Developing App That Allows Users To Scan Documents With iPhone's Camera?
BY Joe White on Tue September 13th, 2011
Yesterday, HP announced a new mobile application that promises to allow users to "print, copy and scan interactively from a mobile device." Now, an Apple source has apparently told 9to5Mac that the Cupertino, CA company is working on a similar scanning app, which uses an iOS device's camera to scan documents.
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Apple Patents The SIM-less iPhone
BY Jared Erondu on Fri August 12th, 2011
Apple has patented an idea that might, if implemented, would be a huge benefit to iOS users.
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Apple Exploring New Ways To Charge iDevices With Coils
BY Jared Erondu on Thu August 04th, 2011
Apple wants to bring the inductive coil back from your physics class... to charge your iDevice.
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Apple Could Soon Make It Easier For All Of Us To Be Citizen Journalists
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed July 13th, 2011
Casual reporting, like amateur blogging, is becoming very popular thanks to the Internet. Now, a new patent suggests Apple is about to make the job of an iReporter much easier, according to Patently Apple.
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Latest Apple Patent Concerns The Invisible, Should Maybe Stay That Way
BY Andy Faust III on Fri June 03rd, 2011
Apple's newest patent could be a serious hurdle for social media addicts everywhere.
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More iCloud News: Recently Uncovered Apple Patent & Job Listing Hits The Web
BY Joe White on Thu May 19th, 2011
Today, more news on Apple's upcoming cloud based service - which many are calling "iCloud" - hit the Web.
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Patent Watch: Apple Wants To Make The iPod Touch Even Thinner
BY Joe White on Sat March 12th, 2011
Most of us probably thought the depth of Apple's iPod touch was limited by the audio socket it has to house. Unbelievably, Apple has outlined three ways it can get around this limitation in several patent applications.
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Apple Patents "Dynamically Generated Ring Tones" For Your Friends And Family
BY Jovan Washington on Thu March 10th, 2011
Imagine, if you will, receiving a phone call from your mother and your iPhone automatically cuts together different video clips associated with her particular call. It would then sync them to a separate audio track and create a unique video theme around her. Sounds cool, eh?
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Apple Patents Acoustic Commands
BY Jovan Washington on Wed February 23rd, 2011
A simple tap, maybe a scratch and voila, you've just adjusted the volume or closed an application on your iPhone. Take a look at Apple's recent patent.
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New "Smart Bezel" Patent Emerges, Forecasts Future Of iPad
BY Jovan Washington on Fri February 18th, 2011
It's always nice to see patents published by Apple indicating possible new features of future Apple products. On February 17, 2011, an Apple patent was published revealing a new "smart bezel" feature. What is a "smart bezel?"
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Apple Granted Patent For iDevice Which Recognizes Users' Hands
BY Joe White on Sun September 26th, 2010
Wouldn't it be cool if your iPad could recognize exactly who was holding it? According to a recently granted Apple patent, this could become a reality very soon. Obviously, patents come and go, and sometimes we never hear of an idea or concept ever again. However, it would be very cool if this particular patent came into being soon. Read on to find out more...
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