Apple patents involve content delivery, content recommendations
Apple has won three patents from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office involving delivery of digital content — and ways to recommend digital content on Apple online stores.
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Apple eyes ways to control device characteristics on ambient light levels
An Apple patent (number 20120050307) for an ambient light sensing technique has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and shows that Apple is working on ways to control characteristics of electronic devices — such as laptops and iPhones– based on ambient light levels.
In one embodiment, the method includes receiving light at an ambient light sensor of a device and measuring components, such as color components, of the visible light. The component levels may be weighted differently by factors that vary based on the intensity of the light received by the ambient light sensor.
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Apple granted patent for iMovie on iOS devices
Apple has been granted a patent (number 20120050012) for adaptive media content scrubbing on a remote device — in other words, iMovie for iOS devices. The patent also hints at upcoming features of the software.
Read MoreLess than 1-in-10 consumers interested in budget tablet
The latest poll results from Broadbandgenie.co.uk — an independent broadband, mobile broadband and smartphone comparison website — have revealed that just 8% of respondents intend to “definitely” buy a budget tablet in 2012. I would image most folks are saving their money for the iPad 3, which I suspect will go on sale in March.
The poll asked, ‘Will you buy a tablet or iPad in 2012?’ Of more than 1,000 respondents, more than half either weren’t interested at all or already owned a tablet. Some 16.5% answered “maybe,” while 17.5% intended to buy a top end tablet. Again, think iPad 3.
Read MoreWireless HD video the next frontier in CE connectivity
Rumors are swirling that a new Apple TV (the set-top box, not an Apple-branded HDTV) will roll out next month along with the iPad 3. I think those rumors are correct and that the revved Apple TV will finally offer 1080p high definition video.
And it would be just in time. Wireless high-definition (HD) video technologies are the next frontier in consumer electronic (CE) connectivity, streaming uncompressed 1080p high-definition video across the living room. The category is comprised of three technologies: wireless home digital interface (WHDI), WirelessHD, and Wireless Gigabit (WiGig).
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