Apple - 5th Week of April 2010 USPTO Published Patent Applications

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

A few words from the editor 2

Table of Contents 3

G06 - Electric digital data processing 4

G06F 01/16 - Constructional details orarrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

G06F 03/00 - Input arrangements fortransferring data to be processed intoa form capable of being handled by thecomputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

G06F 03/033 - Pointing devices displacedor positioned by the user, e.g. mice,trackballs, pens or joysticks . . . . . . . 5

G06F 03/038 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6G06F 03/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch

screens or touch pads, characterisedby the transducing means . . . . . . . . 6

G06F 09/44 - Arrangements for executing

specific programmes . . . . . . . . . . . 8G06F 13/14 - Handling requests forinterconnection or transfer . . . . . . . . 9

G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval . . . . . . 9G06T 15/60 - Shadowing . . . . . . . . . . . 10

H01 - Aerials 10H01Q 01/38 - formed by a conductive layer

on an insulating support . . . . . . . . . 10

H04 - Pictorial communication, e.g. television 10H04N 07/04 - Systems for the transmission

of one television signal, i.e. both pictureand sound, by a single carrier . . . . . . 10

Patent Index 11IPC Catchword Index 12



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G06F 03/00

G06F 01/16: Electric digital data processing Details not covered bygroups and Constructional details or arrangements

App. No. 20100103612 Assignee APPLE INC.

Title Thermal spray coating for seamless and radio-transparent electronic device housing

Abstract Electronic devices and other apparatuses adapted to receive electromagnetic wavecommunications are disclosed. An outer housing encloses various device components, includingat least an internal antenna located fully therewithin and adapted to receive/send communicationsfrom/to an outside source via RF or other electromagnetic waves. A ceramic coating can be athermal spray coating that covers at least a portion of the outer surface proximate to the internalantenna, and can be x201c;RF transparentx201d;x2014;adapted to allow communications to/fromthe internal antenna via electromagnetic waves. The outer housing can be plastic, metal or acombination thereof. For metal or other non-RF transparent housings, an RF-transparent insertcan be fitted into a window in the housing to permit communications to the internal antenna. Theceramic coating covers some or all of the metal, plastic and/or insert that comprise the outerhousing and surface for a final aesthetic finish to the device.

Pri. Date 20081024 App. Date 20081223 Pub. Date 20100429

G06F 03/00: Electric digital data processing Input arrangements fortransferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handledby the computer

App. No. 20100106879 Assignee Apple Inc.

Title Method and system for controlling video selection and playback in a portable media player

Abstract A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a system that allows aportable media player to control settings of portable media player when receiving video from anaccessory, to control playback of the portable media player and to provide for navigation betweenvideo tracks in a hierarchical fashion. In so doing, a portable media player can then utilize thisinformation to provide for the maximum functionality of the accessory when connected to theportable media player.


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G06F 03/033

G06F 03/033: Electric digital data processing Input arrangements fortransferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handledby the computer Input arrangements or combined input and outputarrangements for interaction between user and computerArrangements

for converting the position or the displacement of a member into acoded form Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user,e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks


Title Hybrid low power computer mouse

Abstract Operating a pointing device in a low power manner by receiving first tracking information from afirst tracking device, de-activating the first tracking device when the accuracy of the first trackinginformation is determined to be inadequate, activating a second tracking device in order to acquiresecond tracking information when the first tracking device is deactivated, wherein the first trackingdevice is substantially lower power device that the second tracking device.


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G06F 03/041

G06F 03/038:


Title Graphics controllers with increased thermal management granularity

Abstract Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that may provide graphics controllers with increasedthermal granularity. The graphics controller may comprise a display memory, at least one displayengine coupled to the display memory, and at least one execution unit coupled to the displaymemory, where the at least one execution unit may begin an idle period that varies based upon athermal event.


G06F 03/041: Electric digital data processing Input arrangements fortransferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handledby the computer Input arrangements or combined input and output

arrangements for interaction between user and computer

Arrangementsfor converting the position or the displacement of a member into acoded formDigitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterisedby the transducing means


Title Disappearing button or slider

Abstract An input device is disclosed. The input is a deflection based capacitive sensing input. Deflection ofa metal fame of the input device causes a change in capacitance that is used to control a functionof an electrical device. The input appears invisible because it is made of the same material as thehousing it is contained in. Invisible backlit holes may make the input selectively visible or invisibleto the user.


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G06F 09/44

G06F 09/44: Electric digital data processingArrangements for programmecontrol, e.g. control unit using stored programme, i.e. using internalstore of processing equipment to receive and retain programmeArrangementfor executing specific programmes


Title Software performance analysis using data mining

Abstract A system, method, and computer program for analyzing code execution and software performancecharacteristics are disclosed. Samples of code during run-time or from crash logs can bedisplayed as both a top-down tree of calls from a particular function and a bottom-up tree ofcalls to the particular function. Data mining techniques, including filtering and focusing, removecode that is not of interest and display code that is more relevant to performance analysis. Inparticular, functions contained in libraries such as system libraries can be stripped from view. Thecost associated with an excluded function can be propagated to a calling function, in either thetop-down or bottom-up tree.




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G06F 17/30

G06F 13/14: Electric digital data processing Interconnection of, ortransfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/outputdevices or central processing unitsHandling requests for interconnectionor transfer

Patent applications also belong to this classification and have been already shown:

20100106879 page 4

G06F 17/30: Electric digital data processing Digital computing ordata processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specificfunctions Information retrieval


Title N-way synchronization of data

Abstract The invention relates to the use of history information as an aid to synchronization in a peer-to-peer system. In particular, node trees are used to represent portions of files systems designatedfor synchronization. The nodes in the node tree embody history information regarding associatedobjects. The history information includes version vectors that are used to simplify synchronization-

related comparisons and create job lists that may be used to bring participating peers intosynchronization.




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H04N 07/04

G06T 15/60: Image data processing or generation, in general Threedimensional (3D) image rendering, e.g. from a model to a bit-mappedimage Lighting effects, e.g. shading Shadowing

App. No. 20100103172 Assignee Apple Inc.Title System and method for rendering ambient light affected appearing imagery based on sensed

ambient lighting

Abstract A method for rendering ambient light affected appearing imagery on a two-dimensional displayscreen in dependence on sensed ambient lighting conditions about the display screen isdisclosed. The method includes processing, on a microprocessor in control communication withthe display screen, data defining sensed ambient lighting conditions about the display screen, andbased on said data, determining at least one light sources location relative to the display screenand an intensity of light from that at least one light source at the display screen. The methodthen includes rendering an image of a constructed scene on the display screen based on thedetermined location of the at least one light source relative to the display screen and the intensityof light from that at least one light source at the display screen and thereby presenting an ambientlight affected image of the constructed scene on the display screen.


H01Q 01/38: Aerials Details of, or arrangements associated with,aerialsStructural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support

Patent applications also belong to this classification and have been already shown:

20100103612 page 4

H04N 07/04: Pictorial communication, e.g. television Television systems Systems for the transmission of one television signal, i.e. both pictureand sound, by a single carrier



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Patent Index

Patent Index

Patent Application Page Patent Application Page Patent Application Page20100103108 5 20100103116 6 20100103147 620100103172 10 20100103612 4 20100106687 920100106879 4 20100107145 8



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IPC Catchword Index

IPC Catchword Index

Catch Word IPC PageCOMPILERS G06F 09/44 8COMPILING statistics G06 4COMPUTER(S) G06 4DATA processing G06 4EMULATION G06F 09/44 8EQUATIONS solving EQUATIONS G06 4FUNCTIONS evaluating FUNCTIONS G06 4INFORMATION electric digital computers for INFORMATION retrieval G06F 17/30 9INPUT for electric digital computers G06F 03/00 4JOYSTICK, JOY STICK JOYSTICK for data input in electric digital computers G06F 03/033 5LIGHT-PEN(S) for electric digital computers G06F 03/033 5MOUSE used as input device in computers G06F 03/033 5OUTPUT for electric digital computers G06F 03/00 4

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