“The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 46 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “In this particular report we cover we focus on two of the most outstanding granted patents issued today covering Touch ID and Apple’s future Lightning based audio connector.”
“Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention relating to connectors such as audio connectors and data connectors and in particular to low profile audio connectors and data connectors that can be used in place of standard audio connectors currently used,” Purcher reports. “Apple’s invention is designed to replace today’s TRS styled audio plug connectors with a lighting styled audio connector for future EarPods and even Beats-styled headphones.”
“This is a part of their MFi Program,” Purcher reports. “It was reported by The Verge in September that Philips is the first to introduce headphones using Apple’s Lighting connector.”
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