Apple - 3rd Week of May 2010 USPTO Patent Applications

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Structure of this review

The Table of Contents is created based onalphabetical order of IPC. The patent applicationsare also sorted by alphabetical order of IPC. A briefdescription of each IPC is shown. We nd that the IPCdescription could help deciphering the abstract of anpatent application. If a patent application belongs tomultiple IPC, the patent application will only be shownunder the section of rst IPC.

For each patent application, the following informationwill be shown:

1. App. No. patent application no. it is uniqueto each patent application.

2. Assignee this is owner of the patentapplication. If there is no assignee beingspecied, either the inventor of the patentapplication own the patent application or theowner of the patent application did not recordsuch information when the patent applicationwas led.

3. Title this is the title of the patent application.

4. Abstract this is the abstract of the patentapplication. There are rules on how an abstractshould be drafted. Most patent attorneys like tohave the abstract based on the rst claim of thepatent application.

5. Pri. Date priority date it is the dateof ling of the rst application of the patentapplication (a patent application could havemultiple application dates because of divisionalpatents as well as overseas patent applications).It is considered to be the effective date of lingfor the examination of novelty and inventivestep or non-obviousness for the subsequent

application claiming the priority of the rstapplication.

6. App. Date application date it is the date ofling of the patent application at the US.

7. Pub. Date publishing date it is the date of thepatent application published by US. Usually, it isabout 18 months after the application date.

Patent Index is a numerical sorted list the patentapplications appeared in the review.

IPC Catchword Index is an alphabetical sorted list ofcatchwords of the IPC appeared in the review.

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G06F 07/06

G06F 03/048: 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 computer Interactiontechniques for graphical user interfaces, e.g. interaction with windows,icons or menus

App. No. 20100123785 Assignee APPLE INC.Title Graphic control for directional audio inputAbstract A device to provide an audio output includes a microphone array, a signal processor, and a graphic

user interface (GUI). The signal processor is coupled to the microphone array to perform audiobeamforming with input from the microphone array. The GUI is coupled to the signal processorto display a plurality of audio sources, to receive a selection of at least one of the plurality ofaudio sources from a user, and to provide the selection to the signal processor for aiming theaudio beamforming toward the selected audio source. The selection may be made by touchingthe display. The device may further include a camera and the GUI may display an image receivedfrom the camera as the plurality of audio sources. The camera may provide a moving video imageand the signal processor may provide a synchronized audio signal aimed at the selected audiosource.

Pri. Date 20081114 App. Date 20081117 Pub. Date 20100520

http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100123785%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100123785&RS=DN/20100123785http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100123785%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100123785&RS=DN/20100123785


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G06F 17/30

G06F 07/06: Electric digital data processing Methods or arrangementsfor processing data by operating upon the order or content of the datahandled Arrangements for sorting, selecting, merging, or comparingdata on individual record carriers

App. No. 20100125351 Assignee Apple Inc.

Title Ordering a playlist based on media popularityAbstract This is directed to systems and methods for ordering a playlist of media items. An existing playlist

can include media sharing some characteristics, where some of the media items are unfamiliarto the user. To provide the user with a sense of the unfamiliar media items, the electronic devicecan order the playlist media items based on a familiarity or popularity measure. For example, theelectronic device can determine the chart rankings of each media item in the playlist, and playback the media items in the order of chart ranking. This may allow a user to rst listen or watchthe most familiar or popular media items and get a sense for the less familiar or popular mediaitems in the playlist.


G06F 07/08: Electric digital data processing Methods or arrangementsfor processing data by operating upon the order or content of the datahandled Arrangements for sorting, selecting, merging, or comparingdata on individual record carriers Sorting, i.e. grouping record carriersin numerical or other ordered sequence according to the classicationof at least some of the information they carry

Patent applications also belong to this classication and have been already shown:20100125351 page 6



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G06Q 20/00

G06F 17/00: Electric digital data processing Digital computing ordata processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specicfunctions


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


G06K 09/00: Recognition of data Methods or arrangements for readingor recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns,

e.g. ngerprintsPatent applications also belong to this classication and have been already shown:

20100123785 page 5

G06Q 20/00: Data processing systems or methods, specially adaptedfor administrative, commercial, nancial, managerial, supervisory orforecasting purposes Payment schemes, architectures or protocols

App. No. 20100125492 Assignee Apple Inc.

Title System and method for providing contextual advertisements according to dynamic pricing schemeAbstract Systems, methods, and devices for providing electronic advertisements according to a dynamicpricing scheme are provided. For example, a method for providing an electronic advertisementaccording to a dynamic pricing scheme may include transmitting an advertisement to an electronicdevice belonging to a user and receiving marketing factors indicating a likelihood that the userwill be receptive to the advertisement. The advertisement may be congured for display on theelectronic device and at least one of the marketing factors may be received from the electronicdevice. A price for providing the advertisement to the target user may be determined based onthe marketing factors.




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G08C 19/16

G06Q 30/00: Data processing systems or methods, specially adaptedfor administrative, commercial, nancial, managerial, supervisory orforecasting purposes Commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing,auctions or e-commerce


G06Q 40/00: Data processing systems or methods, specially adaptedfor administrative, commercial, nancial, managerial, supervisory orforecasting purposes Finance, e.g. banking, investment or tax processing




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G08C 19/16

G06Q 90/00: Data processing systems or methods, specially adaptedfor administrative, commercial, nancial, managerial, supervisory orforecasting purposes Systems or methods specially adapted for administrativcommercial, nancial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes,not involving signicant data processing


G08C 19/16: Transmission systems for measured values, control orsimilar signals Electric signal transmission systems in which transmissionis by pulses

App. No. 20100123598 Assignee APPLE INC.Title System and method for capturing remote control device command signalsAbstract Methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying protocols. In one aspect, a method includes

comparing characteristics of a wireless signal received from a remote control to characteristicsassociated with a set of protocols. The method also includes assigning a score, based upon thecomparison, to each protocol included in the plurality of protocols. The method also includesidentifying a protocol from the set of protocols based upon the assigned scores. The identiedprotocol is substantially similar to a protocol associated with the wireless signal.




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H04N 05/44

G09G 05/00: Arrangements or circuits for control of indicating devicesusing static means to present variable information Control arrangementsor circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicatorsand other visual indicators


H04N 05/228: Pictorial communication, e.g. television Details oftelevision systems Studio circuitry Television cameras Circuitdetails for pick-up tubes




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H04N 05/44

H04N 05/44: Pictorial communication, e.g. television Details of televisionsystems Receiver circuitry

App. No. 20100123834 Assignee APPLE INC.Title System and method for capturing remote control device command signalsAbstract Methods, systems, and apparatus for learning remote control command signals by a media

processing device. In one aspect, a method includes activating a learning mode of operation,presenting an instruction to actuate a control associated with a secondary remote control device,capturing a command signal transmitted by the secondary remote control device while the learningmode is active, generating a mapping that associates a representation of the captured commandsignal with a media processing device function, and storing the generated mapping in a prolecorresponding to the secondary remote control device. Further, a control symbol identifying thecontrol associated with the secondary remote control device can be displayed. Additionally, aprogress bar can be displayed indicating a period for which the control is to be actuated.




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H04R 03/00

H04R 03/00: Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or likeacoustic electromechanical transducers Circuits for transducers



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Patent Index

Patent Index

Patent Application Page Patent Application Page Patent Application Page20100123598 9 20100123737 4 20100123785 520100123834 11 20100125351 6 20100125492 7



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IPC Catchword Index

IPC Catchword IndexCatch Word IPC PageACCOUNT(S) electric digital computers for accounting G06F 17/00 7BANK(S) -accounting computers G06F 17/00 7CHARACTERS recognition of CHARACTERS G06K 09/00 7COMPILING statistics G06 5COMPUTER(S) G06 5COMPUTER(S) multimedia applications G06F 17/00 7CONTOURS following CONTOURS for character recognition G06K 09/00 7COURSES measuring COURSES G01C 21/00 4DATA processing G06 5DRAG(S) measuring DRAG(S) in navigation G01C 21/00 4DRIFT(S) measuring DRIFT(S) for navigation G01C 21/00 4EQUATIONS solving EQUATIONS G06 5FUNCTIONS evaluating FUNCTIONS G06 5INDICATING control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators G09G 05/00 10INFORMATION electric digital computers for INFORMATION retrieval G06F 17/30 7INVENTORY electric digital computers for INVENTORY G06F 17/00 7INVOICING electric digital computers for INVOICING G06F 17/00 7LETTER(S) identication or recognition of LETTER(S) G06K 09/00 7MEASURING G01 4NAVIGATION G01C 21/00 4

PLOTTING in navigation G01C 21/00 4PRINT(S) recognition of printed characters G06K 09/00 7READING printed or written characters G06K 09/00 7RECOGNITION of printed or written characters G06K 09/00 7RESERVATION electric computers for RESERVATION of seats G06F 17/00 7ROUTES determining ROUTES G01C 21/00 4SEAT(S) electric digital computers for SEAT(S) reservation G06F 17/00 7SORTING of record carriers in electric digital computers G06F 07/06 6STATISTICS electric digital computers for STATISTICS G06F 17/00 7SYMBOLS recognition of SYMBOLS G06K 09/00 7TOTALISATORS for electrically computing outcome of betting G06F 17/00 7TRAFFIC electric digital computers for TRAFFIC control G06F 17/00 7VARIABLES measuring VARIABLES G01 4VEHICLES measuring position or course of VEHICLES G01C 21/00 4WEAPON(S) electric digital computers for WEAPON(S) G06F 17/00 7

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