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Apple has patented an invention related to object-oriented computing environments. More particularly, the technology implies using a method for providing an object-oriented interface for a procedural operating system.“An apparatus for enabling an object-oriented application to access in an object-oriented manne... |
13 October 2008
04:54 GMT |
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Apple has filed a patent for synchronized transmission of audio and video from a computer to a client via "an interface." The US Patent & Trademark Office reveals that Apple's invention refers to the behavior of devices that use communication over a network.Specifically, it relates to data flow management betwee... |
10 October 2008
14:41 GMT |
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In 1999, Apple filed a patent application for what was a “user interface for providing consolidation and access,” in short, the OS X Dock. Only two days ago did the US Patent Office approve it, sources are reporting.The Dock is a key feature of the graphical user interface (GUI) of Apple OS. The dock is a... |
9 October 2008
07:00 GMT |
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Mac-driven voices on the web are pointing out to two Apple-filed patents regarding interface enhancements, including faster access to application settings and an interactive notification panel, both accessible while the phone is in a locked state. It is widely believed that these additions are making their way onto h... |
19 September 2008
04:42 GMT |
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While portable Mac user accounts have been hinted at for quite some time, MacsimumNews is reporting that a new patent (number 20080201456), revealed by the US Patent & Trademark Office, talks about a device that would seemingly render user accounts portable.According to the patent, which relates to multi-user compute... |
22 August 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Acting as a reminder of how careful Apple is about its intellectual property and other things, a patent application filed by the Mac maker a while ago has emerged. The iPod / iPhone packaging filing describes a base with a ledge formed on its interior, a holder disposed within the base for holding an item, and a lid ... |
18 July 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Probably the most important news regarding controller patents is the rumored motion sensing Xbox 360 controller Microsoft keeps denying it's coming. However, this does not mean that other companies have no plans to create new ways of controlling our games and file their own patents. Nintendo is the latest firm t... |
10 July 2008
04:11 GMT |
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Clear With Computers (CWC), a Texas-based company, has filed a patent suit against Apple and HP alleging that they are infringing its 1994 patent related to a system that says customers can sign in electronically and "build a list of products or parts from a form." The patent also includes the provider's ability... |
25 June 2008
16:11 GMT |
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A recent patent filed by Apple suggests that iPod owners, as well as iPhone users, will be able to access wireless capabilities not yet supported. Currently not available with the iPod, bluetooth, radio signals, infrared or UWB are likely to be incorporated for player-to-player transmission, or FM radio tuning, Macnn... |
30 May 2008
17:11 GMT |
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Apple is investigating ways to implement solar panels into the portable devices it is now selling, but also into those it plans to sell in the future. While there are major drawbacks to using solar power tech in devices such as the iPhone and the iPod, the mere fact that Apple has filed this patent means the company ... |
26 May 2008
09:22 GMT |
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In November 2006, Apple filed a patent hinting at a gaming console. A particularly interesting aspect about it was a three-dimensional remote control system that could detect an absolute location to which a remote control was pointing in three orthogonal axes (x, y and z-axis), much like Nintendo's Wii Remote. T... |
9 May 2008
03:56 GMT |
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The latest patent Apple has filed to protect is aimed at its AppStore icon/logo. The figurative trademark is filed under International Classes 035 (retail store services), 038 (Telecommunication services) and 042 (relating to software apps on mobile devices). The "mark" itself "consists of a stylized letter 'A&#... |
1 April 2008
03:39 GMT |
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Some people are fond of polarized 3D glasses, some people are not, but one thing is for sure: we're all fond of 3D. And that's because we see and think in 3D. It is the normal way of looking at things and Apple wants to bring such display hardware to your living room, as revealed in a recent patent filling.... |
21 March 2008
07:32 GMT |
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In a world where you can patent your shorts if you like, Apple has filed an application to protect its ports, or the way they're accessible on a laptop or something like that. It's aimed at the Air, that much we know. Why don't you take a look at the images and see what you can make of them.It's n... |
29 February 2008
04:39 GMT |
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This you gotta hear! Romek Figa of Abraham & Son has just filed suit against Apple, claiming that "certain Apple telephones" (what, are there more of them?) infringe on his patent that does this: displays an incoming phone number alongside the incoming caller's name. That's it.Seemingly, Figa has patented t... |
28 February 2008
06:09 GMT |
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Ongoing research by Apple as far as multitouch tech goes has been the number one topic lately. Complete with rumors that MacBook and MacBook Pros might also be getting smarter trackpads, every mac-based website (and not only) is reporting Apple's latest patent application revealing techniques for both palm and f... |
22 February 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Google's moneymaker is threatened by a lawsuit that will turn into a legal battle of epic proportions, should the claims turn out to be true. Microsoft's adCenter is also in danger, but for the Redmond-based company it wouldn't be such a bust as it does not derive 99 percent of its revenue from its adv... |
20 February 2008
10:22 GMT |
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Not that Apple wasn't on the down side already, but now it is being hit with a patent suit on behalf of Restricted Spending Solutions (RSS), over functions included with the iTunes Allowance feature, within iTunes Store. The small California firm claims to hold a patent on the concepts used by this particular fe... |
8 February 2008
10:07 GMT |
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Microsoft is literally on top of the patent world. Its portfolio has grown substantially from 2006 to 2007, and is now at 8,500 issued patents in the U.S., with 15,000 more still pending. The Redmond company has managed to top the IT industry scorecards according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer... |
28 January 2008
11:56 GMT |
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The United States Federal Trade Commission had to step down in a legal dispute that was about to prevent any computer user from taking advantage of the Ethernet standard. Or at least, it would have prevented the users from freely using the old and beloved port. N-Data, one of the zillions of companies that do not pro... |
25 January 2008
05:58 GMT |
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Although Microsoft is regarded as a company that finds inspiration in technologies not its own rather than an innovator, this is not the case. In 2007 alone, the Redmond company has spent in excess of $7 billion on its research and development efforts. Such an investment will only pay in the future, and although thro... |
17 January 2008
09:22 GMT |
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Microsoft has taken yet another step on the path to a healthy and vibrant IT ecosystem by getting cozy with the father of the VHS format of VCR. In this context, the Redmond company announced that it has expanded its collaboration with the Victor Company of Japan (JVC) by inking a patent cross-licensing agreement. Ne... |
16 January 2008
06:02 GMT |
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Apple is reported to have filled a patent application for an OLED-enabled keyboard, able to display an infinite number of symbols. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Website, the company has filled patent 20080001787, also known as Dynamically Controlled Keyboard. The keyboard is comprised of keys... |
5 January 2008
06:03 GMT |
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There can be no doubt about it, technology has began moving at the speed of light, while humanity is trying to keep its pace. Yes, I know that the very same humans are to "blame" for the pace at which things are going, but it's a delicate topic, one that has too long been debated by religious groups and science ... |
4 January 2008
20:11 GMT |
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Back on June 15th, 2006, Microsoft made public the plans for the two-year transition of Bill Gates out of his day-to-day role in the company. At that time, Gates revealed that his responsibilities would pass to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie. As a direct consequence, Ozzie, former Chief Technical Officer, took on the new... |
4 January 2008
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That's what it was at the time and could easily still be today. The telephone. You might have heard the story on the television or from certain science reports of the first telephone device and how the patent was stolen, but the truth is that nothing was concrete up until a few years ago. So, who is the real inv... |
27 December 2007
10:55 GMT |
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Both Nokia and Qualcomm recently announced that a judge from ITC (the United States International Trade Commission) made an Initial Determination that favors Nokia in the lawsuit with the US-based telecommunications company. A complaint was filed by Qualcomm in June 2006, stating that Nokia's GSM/GPRS/EDGE-only ... |
14 December 2007
09:18 GMT |
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IBM today made it public that the company is filing a patent infringement lawsuit against the Taiwanese Asustek corporation. The complaint states that Asustek is currently using IBM's patented products and components to build their computers. IBM has already requested an exclusion order that is meant to restrict... |
7 December 2007
02:59 GMT |
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Google is being shot at from all angles with lawsuits but it seems to be able to handle them. Or something like that. The "getting shot" part just comes naturally after proving to be the biggest thing on the Internet and with more ramifications than anything else out there.The "handling them" part is a little more pr... |
30 November 2007
10:02 GMT |
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We have all seen what the iPhone multi-touch interface is capable of and now the time has come to see this technology applied on a larger scale. That is if we are to believe and credit Apple with the ability to implement a patent discovered by pcjoint.com on the US Patent and Trademark Office's website.As the pa... |
28 November 2007
17:27 GMT |
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Nokia finally got the hint that Sidekicks are hot and looking great and thought that they would look even better with their logo on. The Finnish handset producer forwarded a patent for a device that looks incredibly similar to the handsets that became highly popular in the US.It's all about the large side slidin... |
21 November 2007
07:02 GMT |
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Here's another intelligent solution of making things easier with the help of Bluetooth, this time coming from Sony Ericsson. The handset producer thought of a more convenient way of transferring files through Bluetooth, without having to go through all the classic steps.Sony Ericsson's patent looks to get r... |
21 November 2007
03:14 GMT |
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Despite the long line of patents pending their granting, Google got the one for its "Customization of Content and Advertisements in Publications" mighty quickly. Suspiciously quickly, I could say, but this is not really my cup of tea: it only took the Mountain View based company approximately one year, despite the lo... |
19 November 2007
06:45 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to expand its grip over Linux and the solutions derived from the open source operating system. In this context, the Redmond company has applauded but the latest of a long series of patent cross-licensing agreements this time with Japanese company Kyocera Mita. As was the case with past partnership... |
15 November 2007
04:31 GMT |
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The problem Google is continuously faced with, day and any night is in close connection with threats of lawsuits being thrown at it for copyrights infringement. And that is because of YouTube, the Mountain View's pet video sharing web site which gathers the court summons like they're candy. This time, it�... |
12 November 2007
06:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced a new broad patent cross-licensing agreement with Olympus. Neither of the two companies disclosed the financial terms of their agreements. The only details made available by Microsoft were related to the fact that its patents will be implemented into technology going in digital cameras, digita... |
16 October 2007
03:15 GMT |
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Touchscreen enabled mobile phones have taken a major leap over the past period. Nokia has seen that and rumors state that this producer will bring out its first handset using this technology as soon as next year. The company's interest in it has also led to the filing of an innovative patent.What's the main... |
8 October 2007
06:42 GMT |
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Microsoft introduced at the end of 2003, a patent licensing program designed to permit third-parties access to its own portfolio of intellectual properties. In this regard, Kenwood is but the latest company to ink a broad patent licensing agreement with the Redmond company. According to Microsoft, the partnership is ... |
25 September 2007
05:53 GMT |
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What do Cisco Systems, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, NEC, Seiko Epson, Siemens AG, SAP AG and Toshiba have in common with Microsoft? The question would have been nothing whatsoever, not too long ago. But not since 2003. Four years ago, Microsoft changed its tune on proprietary technology and announced that it ... |
19 September 2007
04:40 GMT |
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The touchscreen craze has hit Sony Ericsson too. The company has used this technology in some of its previous phone models before, but it looks like they are now looking deeper into its potential. A patent for a programmable touchscreen keypad has been filed and approved, although it's still nothingmore than a m... |
17 September 2007
05:33 GMT |
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Many of Apple's recent patents point towards a new sub-notebook as they deal with reducing the size of hardware through various ingenious means. The latest one is no different, describing a method of placing memory modules that greatly reduces the space they need.Titled "Method and apparatus for linear insertio... |
5 September 2007
11:38 GMT |
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Google's interest for mobile phones has been reaffirmed with a new patent that the company has developed for mobile payment. This gives no hints on the future release of the speculated Gphone, but shows the company's decision of investing in this field. Google has applied for a patent for a mobile payments ... |
5 September 2007
04:02 GMT |
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During the first half of the year, Apple has been lobbying the federal government on laws designed to improve the US patent system as well as bills to increase technology education funding and tax breaks for research and development costs. Although these issues are of importance to the company, the amount spent has b... |
3 September 2007
05:46 GMT |
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Motorola officially announced that Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley Communications, two of its subsidiary companies, have filed on 27th of August a patent infringement lawsuit against the Californian company Aruba Networks. The Lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ... |
30 August 2007
10:05 GMT |
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It seems that Samsung enjoys the idea of becoming a gaming phone developer. The company revealed some time ago a concept for a joystick handset meant to enhance mobile gaming and now comes with two new ones, somewhat more practical.It is clear that Samsung has been investing quite a lot into the development of mobile... |
14 August 2007
10:15 GMT |
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Sharp, a Japanese electronics manufacturer specialized in the flat panel displays, accused Samsung and its divisions Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Telecommunications America of infringing five of its patents that are related to flat screen technology. Both of the companies are currently manufacturing and se... |
7 August 2007
09:33 GMT |
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Mobile phones can be combined with just about any other device, with only a little imagination. Samsung has recently filed a patent for a handset which can also be used as a joystick.The mobile phone producer company has found another use for the clamshell phone concept. The design of this type of handsets makes it p... |
20 July 2007
05:08 GMT |
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Yahoo granted several patents that reveal some of the Sunnyvale company's plans that might bring a special sidebar for some of the giant portal's solutions. Although it's not quite clear what products would be included in the sidebar program, the Abstract part of the patent reveals that the new Yahoo u... |
10 July 2007
05:23 GMT |
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A patent for a Sony Ericsson PSP mobile phone has been going around for some time now. Many people have shown high interest in the innovatory concept, meant to make mobile gameplay far easier and more enjoyable. Still, Sony Ericsson seems to be the only one not getting carried away by the idea of the patent applicati... |
12 June 2007
03:20 GMT |
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Nokia made public today the fact that a patent counter assertion was filed by the company against Qualcomm in the Eastern District of Texas Court. This has to do with Qualcomm's unapproved use of 6 Nokia implementation patents in the BREW and MediaFLO businesses. After in past lawsuits Qualcomm sought injunction... |
11 June 2007
09:07 GMT |
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