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Tag: Apple patents

Apple poaches lead Microsoft HoloLens audio engineer

Monday, August 31, 2015 12:02 pmMonday, August 31, 20154 Comments

The lead audio engineer for Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality project has been hired away by Apple…

Analyst: Apple team exploring virtual reality/augmented reality

Monday, August 31, 2015 10:33 am5 Comments

Apple spent $32 million in March to acquire the engineering team at Metaio…

Germany’s highest appeals court rejects Apple’s ‘slide to unlock’ patent appeal

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 4:25 pmWednesday, August 26, 201510 Comments

Apple Inc patents covering the ‘slide to unlock’ feature on smartphones are invalid…

How Apple’s Force Touch could change the way you use your next iPhone or iPad

Monday, August 17, 2015 11:40 am7 Comments

Apple’s next iPhones should be announced next month…

Revealed: How Force Touch works and feels in Apple’s next-gen iPhone 6s

Monday, August 10, 2015 5:13 pmMonday, August 17, 20155 Comments

According to sources, the iOS version of Force Touch is known internally as “Orb”…

Apple’s Force Touch: The future of mobile interfaces

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 10:28 amTuesday, August 4, 20157 Comments

Originally introduced with the Apple Watch, Apple competitors…

Apple appears to be buying Privaris

Friday, June 26, 2015 11:08 am9 Comments

We have potentially found Apple’s next acquisition…

Apple looks to stop rivals from ripping off one of its most iconic Retail Store designs

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:25 pmTuesday, June 16, 20155 Comments

Naming none other than Steve Jobs as one of its inventors…

Apple is about to make your iPhone and iPad a lot cooler

Friday, May 29, 2015 3:57 pmFriday, May 29, 201517 Comments

This could be a game-changer for iPhone and iPad users…

Apple patents perforated augmented reality display that you can see and hear through

Friday, May 29, 2015 10:07 amFriday, May 29, 201510 Comments

On the same day that Apple bought the augmented reality company Metaio…

Apple patents a dual-purpose fusion keyboard

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:56 pmTuesday, May 26, 201522 Comments

Apple has invented a new kind of dual purpose keyboard…

Apple granted US patent for Apple Watch design look and feel

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 3:32 pmTuesday, May 5, 20158 Comments

Getting a design patent is an important step in protecting…

Apple granted three Apple Watch patents

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:26 amTuesday, April 21, 201511 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of newly granted patents for Apple…

Apple granted powerful UI patent that allows users to view maps, documents and images in a whole new way

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:55 pmTuesday, March 31, 201510 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 36…

Apple patents a light-splitting, 3-sensor iPhone camera system

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:56 amTuesday, March 24, 20154 Comments

An Apple patent published on Tuesday details a miniaturized iPhone camera system…

Apple granted U.S. patent for hybrid VR head-mounted display

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:32 pm7 Comments

Apple has been awarded a patent for a virtual reality headset…

Apple patent reveals Home button that doubles as a gaming joystick

Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:00 am9 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals…

Apple granted patent for display-based speakers for iOS devices

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 5:25 pmTuesday, January 13, 20153 Comments

According to Apple’s patent filing, the kind of display may apply to a possible future version of Apple Watch…

GoPro Plunges After Apple gains remote camera patent

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 3:25 pmTuesday, January 13, 201513 Comments

GoPro Inc. (GPRO) shares plummeted today…

Apple patent points to potential 3D camera, extension of 3D parallax UI to CarPlay and Apple Watch

Friday, January 9, 2015 4:28 pm2 Comments

The graphical user interface method comprises a computer monitor, a watch, a music player, a television screen, or a dashboard display…

Apple’s patented idea of flexible displays doubling as speakers could happen with new Gorilla Glass from Corning

Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:28 amThursday, December 18, 201412 Comments

“This past summer Apple was granted a patent for flexible displays with…

Apple granted 46 patents today including Lightning Audio Connector

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:02 pmTuesday, December 16, 201410 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention relating to…

Apple files patent for flexible display that deforms to provide tactile feedback, builds on Apple Watch feature

Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:56 pmThursday, December 11, 2014No Comments

Actuators beneath the display would create bumps or ridges in the display…

Apple wins patent for 3D iPhone UI with motion gestures; reassigns PrimeSense 3D mapping patent

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:55 pmTuesday, December 9, 20143 Comments

Kinect-like gestures…

Apple patents new flexible display capabilities

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 1:28 pmTuesday, August 26, 20147 Comments

Apple has patented new flexible display capabilities that could change the game…

Apple granted two new Liquidmetal production patents

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 10:26 amTuesday, August 26, 20147 Comments

Apple has been granted two patents today for inventions relating to Liquidmetal…

Apple granted curved touch display patent, could support smartwatch, smartband

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:25 amTuesday, August 19, 20144 Comments

Apple’s patent claims don’t assign the curved display to a specific device…

Apple reveals new audio system designed for thin devices

Thursday, August 14, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, August 14, 201413 Comments

On August 14, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple wants your iPhone to give you dynamic location search suggestions

Friday, August 8, 2014 5:35 pmFriday, August 8, 201424 Comments

Dynamic city search suggestions based on travel itineraries…

Apple granted patent for microwave frequency communication system covering a wireless disposable wristband

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 6:02 pmTuesday, August 5, 20148 Comments

A surprising invention from Apple that relates to communications systems…

Apple patent applications reveal In-App features, fingerprint scanning enrollment and accessibility inventions

Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:32 pmThursday, July 31, 20143 Comments

A new patent application surfaces that covers the inner workings of Apple’s…

Why Apple’s iPad could be your next home theater

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 5:35 pmTuesday, July 29, 201410 Comments

Future iPads may feature one or two projectors…

Apple granted patent for multi-view FaceTime video conferencing system for the enterprise

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 5:01 pmTuesday, July 29, 201414 Comments

Apple’s surprising video conferencing system is to compete with Microsoft’s Round Table Conferencing device…

Apple’s ‘iWallet’ could debut as soon as this fall

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 6:01 pmWednesday, July 23, 20148 Comments

Apple is accelerating work on a mobile payments system, or digital wallet…

Apple granted U.S. patent for ‘iTime’ electronic wristband

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:32 amTuesday, July 22, 201421 Comments

Apple notes that it will work with gestures and specialized push notifications…

Amazing iPhone iOS anti-theft features detailed in new Apple patent

Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:01 pmThursday, July 17, 201417 Comments

An iPhone can set off an alert or automatically lock the device based on…

Apple’s new infrared sensor patent may support iWatch

Thursday, July 17, 2014 3:25 pmThursday, July 17, 20144 Comments

The ability to use new ‘motion commands’ that don’t require touching the display…

Apple invents a new ion implant methodology to embed their logo into next-gen sapphire cover glass

Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:01 amThursday, July 10, 201416 Comments

An entire housing created with sapphire cover glass…

Advocates for blind, deaf want even more from Apple

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:58 amWednesday, July 9, 201415 Comments

Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick…

Apple patents method to make all-glass iPhones, iPads, monitors and TVs

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:26 pmTuesday, July 8, 201415 Comments

Apple on Monday was granted a U.S. patent covering a method of fusing glass…

Apple patent hints at an ‘iServe’ media server

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 1:28 pmWednesday, July 2, 201425 Comments

Could Apple be working on the ‘iServe’ media server…

Apple granted 48 patents covering 3D structures for small devices, Game Center, Siri on iPod, advanced metaphors and more

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:59 amTuesday, July 1, 20144 Comments

Apple was also granted six design patents including the MacBook Air….

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