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April 29, 2006

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Round-up: new Apple patents

Posted Apr. 29, ’06, 4:33 PM PT by Scott Silverman
Category | Legal

200604291633Australian electronic news site Smarthouse News has published an article containing a roundup of Apple’s most recent patents. Some of them are very interesting (and promising). Here’s a quick roundup of the roundup:

  • Wireless iPods and TVs. Methods of transferring different resolutions of images from portable media players to TVs, cameras, or printers.
  • iChat whiteboard. Technology which allows all parties of a teleconference to manipulate a window which contains graphics and media.
  • Integrated sensing display. Already was covered by Aaron last week.
  • Virtual keyboard. A simple, standard patent for the method which virtual keys communicate via a real keyboard interface. Covered by Aaron below.

Of course, all the information above is speculative as to when and where the technology will appear. We can’t get out hopes up too high, because Apple always files patents which never make their way into a sellable device. Nonetheless it’s fun imagining what Apple might do with this technology.


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