The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple for “On-device offline purchases using credits,” which describes a system involving the purchase of offline credits stored on a given device that can be put toward media in the iTunes store even when not connected to the online marketplace.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple U.S. Patent No. 8,417,575 for “On-device offline purchases using credits,” which describes a system involving the purchase of offline credits stored on a given device that can be put toward media in the iTunes store even when not connected to the online marketplace.
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As part of an ongoing German patent struggle, Motorola on Thursday won a ruling from the country’s Federal Patent Court, which said found all claims of Apple’s “slide to unlock” user interface property invalid, though the decision can be appealed.
As part of an ongoing German patent struggle, Motorola on Thursday won a ruling from the country’s Federal Patent Court, which said found all claims of Apple’s “slide to unlock” user interface property invalid, though the decision can be appealed.
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In the lead up to the release of the iPhone 5, we’ve managed to get hold of a patent submitted by Apple all the way back in 1985.
In the lead up to the release of the iPhone 5, we’ve managed to get hold of a patent submitted by Apple all the way back in 1985.
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The 313 Apple patents that list Steven P. Jobs among the group of inventors offer a glimpse at his legendary say over the minute details of the company’s products — from the company’s iconic computer cases to the glass staircases that are featured in many Apple stores.
The 313 Apple patents that list Steven P. Jobs among the group of inventors offer a glimpse at his legendary say over the minute details of the company’s products — from the company’s iconic computer cases to the glass staircases that are featured in many Apple stores.
Check out the a list of patents after the jump…
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A recently published patent application of Apple’s reveals that iOS will at some point gain new widget creating modules specifically relating to Emoji Characters stock or custom.
A recently published patent application of Apple’s reveals that iOS will at some point gain new widget creating modules specifically relating to Emoji Characters stock or custom. The architecture reveals that modules will appear around the time that videoconferencing comes to the iPhone. With Apple having just revealed FaceTime, the new emoji character modules should be on their way in the next year or so if all goes well.
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This report covers Apple’s “Workflow” patent that is indeed presented as a possible future iPhone OS upgrade consideration.
New day, new Apple patent: a new social workflow that highlights Facebook. Last Wednesday the Business Insider reported that a mobile industry insider confirmed to them that Apple was building Facebook features into iPhone OS 4.Perhaps “Apple’s new hooks into Facebook,” reported Frommer “will make this sync process part of the phone’s operating system and not just a feature of the Facebook app.”
Coincidentally, a recently published Apple patent sheds light on this very subject under the scope of a fuller social networking application concerning various workflows including an “Add Contact” workflow and a “Social Networking” workflow which specifically highlights an exemplary Facebook example. This report covers Apple’s “Workflow” patent that is indeed presented as a possible future iPhone OS upgrade consideration.
on Friday morning, a series of “Made for” trademarks from Apple’s were published by the USTPO covering Apple’s iPod, iPhone and iPad. In an unusual move by the USPTO, Apple’s trademark filing for ‘iTunes Live” was published yesterday, Saturday May 8, 2010.
New day, new Apple trademark: iTunes Live. This trademark might not mean anything, but the trademark was filled under two separate classes:
PatentlyApple reports that on Friday morning, a series of “Made for” trademarks from Apple’s were published by the USTPO covering Apple’s iPod, iPhone and iPad. In an unusual move by the USPTO, Apple’s trademark filing for ‘iTunes Live” was published yesterday, Saturday May 8, 2010. With that said, Apple’s dual filings are found under applications 85030139 and 85030144 which are respectfully covered by International Classes 035 for “Online retail store services in the field of entertainment,” and 041 for “Entertainment services.”
According to PatentlyApple , Apple now owns the image above and it will be present on all accessories and products made especially for the iPhone.
New day, new Apple patent. What did Apple patent this time? The image you see above. Yep, that’s right. According to PatentlyApple , Apple now owns the image above and it will be present on all accessories and products made especially for the iPhone.
On May 5, 2010, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s latest trademark application for “Made for iPhone” under application 85025627. Apple has filed their trademark under the sole International Class 009 covering a “Full line of electronic and mechanical parts and fittings for handheld computers and portable and handheld digital electronic devices…” The full description of this class is listed in the report.
Apple has been granted a patent for a multi-touch system that compares finger arrangements at the beginning of multi-touch gestures and discriminates between neutral and spread-hand performances.
Patently Apple reports that Apple has been granted a patent for a multi-touch system that compares finger arrangements at the beginning of multi-touch gestures and discriminates between neutral and spread-hand performances. Gestures by the neutral and spread-hand versions of each chord are then mapped to separate, but intuitively related cursor functions or sets of commands.
Less-frequently performed functions and commands are typically assigned to the spread-hand chord, since spreading the hand from neutral takes deliberate effort. With these neutral and spread distinctions, a two-handed gesture set can be packed into a one-handed touch surface, or for two-handed touch surfaces, twice as many intuitively customizable gesture command sets can be accommodated.
the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published two newly granted industrial design patents for Apple Inc. covering the iPhone 3Gs and iPod Touch
There is no secret that the iPhone is the most iconic cell phone which inspired lots of other manufacturers. But today, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published two newly granted industrial design patents for Apple Inc. covering the iPhone 3Gs and iPod Touch which means that designs are owned by Apple and may not be copied. PatentlyApple reports that CEO Steve Jobs is listed as one of the inventors for these designs.
