Apple patents granted on 01 April 2014

50 US patents granted on 01 April 2014 and assigned to Apple

1 D701,868 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface
2 D701,757 Packaging
3 8,689,254 Techniques and graphical user interfaces for preview of media items
4 8,689,145 3D remote control system employing absolute and relative position detection
5 8,689,132 Portable electronic device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying electronic documents and lists
6 8,689,128 Device, method, and graphical user interface for moving a current position in content at a variable scrubbing rate
7 8,689,116 Email user interface
8 8,689,103 Automated digital media presentations
9 8,689,034 Methods and apparatus for power state based backup
10 8,688,989 Receiver non-repudiation via a secure device
11 8,688,967 Secure booting a computing device
12 8,688,966 Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for presenting visual content with a consistent orientation
13 8,688,928 Media device with intelligent cache utilization
14 8,688,876 Connector adapter
15 8,688,745 Method and apparatus for searching metadata
16 8,688,585 Remote container
17 8,688,446 Providing text input using speech data and non-speech data
18 8,688,406 Personal items network, and associated methods
19 8,688,392 System and method for testing a light sensor of a portable electronic device
20 8,688,172 Feeder cable reduction
21 8,688,160 Single-radio device supporting coexistence between multiple radio access technologies
22 8,688,070 Location-based emergency information
23 8,688,056 Methods and apparatus for antenna isolation-dependent coexistence in wireless systems
24 8,687,924 Managing digital images
25 8,687,922 Parallel scaler processing
26 8,687,803 Operational mode for block ciphers
27 8,687,798 Microphone line based detection of headset plug removal
28 8,687,602 Methods and apparatus for error correction for coordinated wireless base stations
29 8,687,587 Inter-subsystem transfers
30 8,687,494 System and method for Ec/Io access screening in a CDMA network
31 8,687,480 Systems and methods for SC-FDMA transmission diversity
32 8,687,392 Power converter with automatic mode switching
33 8,687,369 Apparatus for creating resistive pathways
34 8,687,359 Portable computer unified top case
35 8,687,299 Bayonet attachment mechanisms
36 8,687,070 Image capture device having tilt and/or perspective correction
37 8,687,026 Systems and method for display temperature detection
38 8,687,015 Brushing tools for digital image adjustments
39 8,687,007 Seamless display migration
40 8,687,004 Font file with graphic images
41 8,686,981 Display brightness control based on ambient light angles
42 8,686,962 Gestures for controlling, manipulating, and editing of media files using touch sensitive devices
43 8,686,955 Device, method, and graphical user interface for performing character entry
44 8,686,952 Multi touch with multi haptics
45 8,686,807 Transmission line having a first higher power level carrying signal conductor separated by conductive vias from a second lower power level carrying signal conductor
46 8,686,658 Systems and methods for multi-state switch networks
47 8,686,600 Techniques for configuring contacts of a connector
48 8,686,297 Laminated flex circuit layers for electronic device components
49 8,686,273 Recording and selecting a region of a media track
50 8,684,613 Integrated camera window