The US Patent and Trademark Office today announced the publication of a series of Apple patent applications for technologies that could arrive in future products or software updates. The new filings include one for a DJ-Styled feature for Macs and iOS devices, as well as those for 3D motion technologies, among others, according to Patently Apple.
Apple this week received a second patent for its “slide to unlock” feature used with the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. This means other device manufacturers cannot use this technology within their own products, in news first reported by Patently Apple.
Apple’s strive for innovation never ends. Case in point, word that the Cupertino, California-based company is look at new ways to add stabilization to videos taken with future iPhones, according to Apple Insider.
Andy Rubin, the former CEO of Android Inc. and now senior vice president of Google Mobile, is in the hot seat of the pending lawsuits against HTC. According to a Foss Patent blog post by Florian Mueller, Rubin worked as a low-level engineer at Apple long before his Android days.
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently published a new patent application from Apple that details the company’s designs for privacy glasses for future iDevices. This news comes first from Patently Apple.
Patently Apple shines the light on three newly-granted Apple innovations.
Projectors could be making their way to iDevices sooner rather than later.
A new patent application suggests Apple is working on ways to improve the battery life of future iDevices and MacBook Pros by using "jelly roll” battery technology. Also known as Swiss rolls, these are found in “cylindrical, rechargeable batteries, like a typical AA, AAA or D batteries,” according to Apple Insider.
Engineers and architects have something to look forward to in this new Apple CAD patent.
A new patent filing suggests Apple could eventually release something best described as “Find My iPhone” Part II. This patent involves technology that would help individuals secure their data more effectively in case their iDevice is stolen, according to Patently Apple. Still, we wonder if it is even necessary.
According to new documents, Apple is working on user-switchable "privacy screens."
The European Trademark Office has revealed Apple’s latest “Noteworthy” trademark filing, according to Patently Apple. It appears to be some sort of new app that would allow iPhone users to scan photos or documents.
We've found another wild Apple patent for you. While chances are good that this one will never see the light of day, it's, pretty unbelievable. It's also weirder than Apple usually gets, even at their most outlandish.
Apple has won patents covering a range of products customers have long enjoyed via OS X and/or iOS. However, it's the one patent accepted for a product Apple never produced that is most interesting, according to Patently Apple. In total, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced 16 newly published patents.
A new Apple Patent suggests a newer, faster way to initiate device-pairing and file-sharing.
Apple has recently been awarded 23 new patents, according to Patently Apple, which highlighted four of these in a recent article. The patents included in the article are for the iPhone 4 design, the 2009 compact wired keyboard, the second generation iPod, and the iChat video conference system.
The risk of a breach to personal security and privacy increases as ever more capable smartphones are adopted, 'cloud' services are used for a wider range of data storage, more frequent use of social networks providing a searchable log of activity, and nearly everything being accessible through the Internet.
According to a patent application recently published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Apple may be considering a “facial recognition cam,” and “new speaker array” for a future version of the iPad. Additionally, an interesting iPad case is also in the works.
Apple has come up with a way of saving space inside future iPhone handsets through including an audio jack with a built-in microphone. Read on to find out more about the patent...
