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Apple awarded key "multi-touch" patent covering the iPhone
appleinsider.com - 1/27/2009
Apple awarded key "multi-touch" patent covering the iPhone
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Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience.
Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
news.worldofapple.com - 1/27/2009
Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
— news.worldofapple.com — According to the US Patent Office Apple was awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The... patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch ... (more) Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent

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Apple patent would auto-tune iPhone, Mac volume
electronista.com - 1/23/2009
Apple patent would auto-tune iPhone, Mac volume
— electronista.com — The US Patent Office today published an Apple patent filing that reveals the company having developed a... system to auto-tune sound volumes. Citing the problems with having to constantly adjust the volume of a cellphone's ringer or a notebook's ... (more) Apple patent would auto-tune iPhone, Mac volume

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Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Patent
macrumors.com - 1/27/2009
Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Patent
— macrumors.com — Perhaps adding teeth to Apple's recent comments that they would vigorously defend their intellectual property behind the... iPhone, World of Apple notes that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded Apple the patent on their application titled Touch s... (more) Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Patent

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Celularis:  Finalmente Apple obtuvo la patente de pantallas multitouch

Tech Ticker:  USPTO rewards Multi-Touch patent to Apple

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Finalmente Apple obtuvo la patente de pantallas multitouch
Celularis — ... Pre? (que fue anunciada el 22 de enero!) En definitiva, es como si fuera un obituario para las otras tecnologías en pantallas sensibles al tacto que tenían pensado implementar pellizcos y gestos de los dedos entre sus funcionalidades, pues ahora los gestos de los dedos sobre las pantallas son propiedad de Apple, como vemos en estas gráficas o en cualquiera de las 300 páginas de imágenes. Vía Apple Insider ...

USPTO rewards Multi-Touch patent to Apple
Tech Ticker —   Apple has finally been granted the multi-touch patent which was filed by them way back in September 2007. The US Patent No. 7479949 is very lengthy one spanning 358 pages and details each and every aspect of the multi-touch behavior. So now it seems Tim Cook’s bold comment were not made for namesake. He has a legal document to back it. Palm, Meizu et al watch your back. [Via AppleInsider] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Tracking minute steps of the ...

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