Type of Article: MacTech Blog

An Apple patent (number 20100205531) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office for a portable media device including an user interface event passthrough to non-media-playback processing.

An Apple patent (number 20100201539) for a computing device with an illuminable portion that can change the device’s appearance has popped up at the US Patent & Trademark Office.

The computing device also includes a light device disposed inside the housing. The light device is configured to illuminate the illuminable portion. The inventors are Duncan R. Kerr and Steve P. Hotelling.

Three Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. They involve portable devices, location information and power management. Following is a summary of each.

An Apple patent (number 20100205528) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office for wireless home and office application management and integration. It provides systems and methods for managing and controlling networked devices.

An Apple patent (number 20100201692) for user interface for controlling animation of an object has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The patent relates generally to computer animation and, more specifically, to animating an object using behaviors. It may point to new software or planned tweaks to the Final Cut products.