Apple patents range from phishing shield to communication channel
Seventeen Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Here’s a summary of each.
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Google Renames Itself Topeka
It’s April Fools day, and if you didn’t catch it yet … Google has renamed itself “Topeka”. Why? If you didn’t catch it on the news a while back, Google is looking for communities to do experimental deployment of 1GB Fiber networks at a competitive price for consumers. Over 1100 cities applied, many with some creative video appeals on YouTube (see Westlake Village’s 2 minute video as an example at http://youtube.com/watch?v=rw1f4UJOd2E).
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Apple patent is for new way of organizing, displaying Internet pages
An upcoming version of Safari may show multiple Internet pages in a new way, as evidenced by an Apple patent (number 2010083179) at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The patent is for a visual presentation of multiple Internet pages.
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Apple patent reflects sensor-based computer user interface
Apple patent is for An Apple patent (number 2010083188) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office for a sensor-based computer user interface and system. Per the patent, systems and methods may provide user control of a computer system via one or more sensors.
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Apple may be planning gaming accessories
A new patent (number 20010081505) at the US Patent & Trademark Office indicates that Apple is planning gaming accessories. The patent is for circuits, methods, and apparatus that provide user interfaces for playing games on portable electronic devices.
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