Apple patents granted on 22 April 2014

56 US patents granted on 22 April 2014 and assigned to Apple

1 RE44,855 Multi-functional cellular telephone
2 D703,231 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
3 D703,145 Connector
4 8,707,400 System and method for implementing an extended authentication and authorization credential store
5 8,707,296 Dynamic retrieval of installation packages when installing software
6 8,707,195 Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for accessibility via a touch-sensitive surface
7 8,707,192 Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects
8 8,707,181 Preview of next media object to play
9 8,707,152 Presenting images from slow image-event stream
10 8,707,053 Performing boolean logic operations using arithmetic operations by code obfuscation
11 8,707,022 Apparatus and methods for distributing and storing electronic access clients
12 8,706,955 Booting a memory device from a host
13 8,706,925 Accelerating memory operations blocked by ordering requirements and data not yet received
14 8,706,920 Accessory protocol for touch screen device accessibility
15 8,706,863 Systems and methods for monitoring data and bandwidth usage
16 8,706,855 Method and apparatus for idling a network connection
17 8,706,808 For deferring invitational content
18 8,706,649 Electronic single action software distribution
19 8,706,638 Method for on demand video and other content rental
20 8,706,542 Allocation of location-based orders to mobile agents
21 8,706,503 Intent deduction based on previous user interactions with voice assistant
22 8,706,472 Method for disambiguating multiple readings in language conversion
23 8,706,272 Adaptive encoding and compression of audio broadcast data
24 8,706,159 Media data transfer
25 8,706,143 Driver handheld computing device lock-out
26 8,706,110 Methods for selecting cells in cellular telephone systems
27 8,706,092 Outgoing voice mail recording and playback
28 8,706,044 Methods of testing wireless devices in over-the-air radio-frequency test systems without path loss characterization
29 8,705,938 Previewing effects applicable to digital media content
30 8,705,853 Detecting skin tone
31 8,705,811 Luminance adjusted face detection
32 8,705,708 Indicators for voicemails
33 8,705,659 Communication channel optimization systems and methods in multi-user communication systems
34 8,705,448 Voice and data connection control in a mobile device
35 8,705,400 Automatic detection of channel bandwidth
36 8,705,262 Stacked memory device for a configurable bandwidth memory interface
37 8,704,909 Systems and methods for efficiently coding and processing image data
38 8,704,863 Transitioning between circuit switched calls and video calls
39 8,704,859 Dynamic display adjustment based on ambient conditions
40 8,704,853 Modifying graphical paths
41 8,704,837 High-level program interface for graphics operations
42 8,704,833 Method and apparatus for displaying a video signal on a computer system
43 8,704,770 Ambidextrous mouse
44 8,704,769 Ambidextrous mouse
45 8,704,743 Power savings technique for LCD using increased frame inversion rate
46 8,704,232 Thin film transistor with increased doping regions
47 8,704,119 Thin profile cam switch assemblies
48 8,704,072 Simulating several instruments using a single virtual instrument
49 8,704,069 Method for creating a beat-synchronized media mix
50 8,704,068 Music synchronization arrangement
51 8,703,365 UV mask with anti-reflection coating and UV absorption material
52 8,702,441 Internal connection retention components for computing devices
53 8,702,316 Magnetic connector with optical signal path
54 8,701,966 Induction bonding
55 8,701,742 Counter-gravity casting of hollow shapes
56 8,701,279 Method for assembling an electronic device