Patent patents involve encoding video, mode pruning, more
Apple has won several patents by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
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LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 2018
If Apple is indeed planning its own branded HDTV (the rumored “iTV”) it needs to think big. The LCD TV market saw a rapid shift toward sizes larger than 40 inches at the end of 2011, as consumers, particularly in North America and China, took advantage of new sizes and more affordable prices.
As larger sizes such as 46 inches, 47 inches 55 inches, 60 inches and 65 inches are being adopted by consumers, panel makers are also developing other new large size TV panels, including 43 inches, 48 inches, 50 inches, 70 inches, and even 75 inches, 80 inches and larger.
Read MoreIWant an iDesk
I always enjoy the annual article “Mac/Life” on products Apple should/could develop. In their latest feature, I was particularly intrigued by the iDesk.
The iDesk is a conceptual re-imagining of the desk. Not the Mac OS X Desktop, but an actual, physical desktop.
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Apple patent hints at touchscreen Mac
Although the late Steve Jobs dismissed talk of a Mac with a touchscreen display, an Apple patent (number 20120030626) at the U..S. Patent & Trademark Office shows that the company has considered/is considering the idea. The patent is for a computer with a touchscreen.
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Apple patent involves programmable magnets and assembly techniques
A new Apple patent (number 20120028480) has appeared at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Among other things it would facilitate the assembly of Apple devices via programmable magnetic devices.
The patent involves alignment and connection for devices. relate generally to programmable magnetic devices, and more particularly to multi-part devices that may be joined or separated through programmable magnets. A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact is disclosed.
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