Apple patents involve data transmission, icons, more
Several Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
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Apple patent involves media processing systems, methods
An Apple patent (number 7,75,968) for content abstraction presentation along a multidimensional path has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. It involves the Apple TV interface — or at least a future version of it.
The invention is related to media processing systems and methods. The inventors are Rainer Brodersen, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Jeffrey Ma, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Thomas Michael Madden, Eric Taylor Seymour and Steve Jobs.
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Jobs to attend Sun Valley Media Executive Retreat
Apple CEO Steve Jobs plans to attend the annual Allen & Co. media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, “giving him a chance to court executives he needs to add content to his company’s products,” reports “Bloomberg Businessweek” (http://macosg.me/2/g8). He last attended the event in 2005.
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Law firm investigating ‘potential problems’ with iPhone 4
The California law firm of Kershaw, Cutter and Rainoff is investigating investigating potential problems with the release of iPhone 4.
There have been reports of reception problems with the iPhone 4. Apparently, much of the problem involves gripping the smartphone in such a wave intuitive to left-handed people. Apple’s response (so far) has been to avoid gripping the handset in the lower left corner, or use “one of many available cases” to prevent one’s skin from touching the metal band.
Consumer confidence jumps in June
Consumer confidence in consumer electronics moved up sharply in June as confidence in the overall economy dropped to its lowest point since July 2008, according to the latest figures released today from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and “CNET.”
The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) climbed in June to 82.7, up 11.2 points from last month. The ICTE, which measures consumer expectations about technology spending, is down 1.7 points from this time last year.
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