Apple Patent: Adjustable Screen Snake Arm

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Apple Granted Patent For Adjustable
Screen Snake Arm

Apple Granted Patent For Adjustable
Screen Snake Arm 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
It's unlikely that this design signifies any forth-coming products. By John Kheit, Mac Observer (via MyAppleMenu)
Editor's Notes :
I echo: Thank god this was not implemented.

Playful Mac virus a snake in Apple Eden

Playful Mac virus a snake in Apple Eden 04/13/2004 10:06 AM

Flat-Screen Makers Face Patent Lawsuits
in U.S.

Flat-Screen Makers Face Patent Lawsuits
in U.S. 03/14/2005 06:26 PM
Two industrial manufacturers, Guardian Industries Corp. and Honeywell International Inc., have sued dozens of companies in the global PC and video display businesses in a U.S. federal court to try to recoup royalties on liquid-crystal technology. Guardian Industries, a maker of industrial glass, and Honeywell, known for making weapons systems, assert in filings in the U.S. District Court in Delaware that their intellectual property for liquid crystal displays, used in notebook computers, TVs, and cellular phones, have been infringed.

Taiwan and South Korea are the two primary centers of LCD production, which is growing rapidly as demand for LCD-based televisions rises. The lawsuits target the LCD industry directly, but also assert claims against companies that incorporate LCDs into final electronic products. Jin Kim, the director LCD market research for research firm DisplaySearch, said the LCD business largely avoided patent lawsuits through its earlier years, but has attracted litigants as the business blossomed into a $40 billion market.

News source: Reuters

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Former employee sues Sharp over
flat-panel screen patent (AFP)

Former employee sues Sharp over
flat-panel screen patent (AFP) 06/29/2004 11:42 PM
AFP - A former Sharp Corp. employee is sueing the Japanese consumer electronics maker for 4.6 million dollars over key technology he claims to have developed for use in flat screen products, reports say.

Other News: Apple Screen Defects

Other News: Apple Screen Defects 08/17/2004 11:27 AM
Apple won't replace a screen with pixel defects unless they surpass a certain threshold.

Apple Education and Screen Readers

Apple Education and Screen Readers 11/12/2003 01:24 PM
Businessweek explores the strategic importance of Screen Reader software for the Mac platform. Screen Reader software allow the visually impaired to...

Apple adopts big screen for iMac

Apple adopts big screen for iMac 11/18/2003 10:23 AM
The company begins offering a new iMac all-in-one desktop with a 20-inch display and also updates its Power Mac G5 desktop line.

Lack of screen readers could hurt Apple

Lack of screen readers could hurt Apple 11/12/2003 01:24 PM
The cancellation of two Macintosh software products designed to help the visually impaired operate their Apple computers could threaten Apple's success in the education market. ALVA Access Group has announced it will no longer support or create new versions of inLarge, software which allows users to zoom in on a section of the screen, and outSPOKEN, a screen reader that could speak text and describe images. Equal-access advocates are furious with the software cancellations, but...

Some PowerBook Screen Issues Confirmed
By Apple

Some PowerBook Screen Issues Confirmed
By Apple 01/28/2004 09:15 AM
(MacFixIt via MyAppleMenu)

Salkever: Lack of Mac screen reader bad
for Apple

Salkever: Lack of Mac screen reader bad
for Apple 11/12/2003 02:54 PM
Visually impaired students now lack a Mac screen reader, something that could hurt school sales and put Apple on the bad side of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Alex Salkever writes in his latest Byte of the Apple column for BusinessWeek Online.

Apple Expo: New Flat-Screen iMac G5
Revealed

Apple Expo: New Flat-Screen iMac G5
Revealed 08/31/2004 05:59 AM
"It's the world's tinnest desktop. It's just two-inches thick." By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

New System of Adjustable Tables Hits
School and Nursery Market

New System of Adjustable Tables Hits
School and Nursery Market 02/01/2005 09:12 PM
Now you can adjust table height in seconds, with a revolutionary new table design from Community Playthings. Lightweight but incredibly strong, these tables are built to stand up to years of use. The legs have no loose parts, and require no tools. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2005]

Housing Bubble News: Adjustable Rate
Mortgages Stretch Borrowers

Housing Bubble News: Adjustable Rate
Mortgages Stretch Borrowers 05/16/2004 12:21 PM

Reuters: Popular ARM loans can misfire for some homebuyers. "Those stretching to get into a home by using that (ARM) as a tool but haven't planned ahead are going to get into trouble," warned Douglas Duncan, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.

So why are Duncan's members enticing borrowers so ardently with ARM-based loans? This is like the credit-card industry, which whines about delinquent consumers but does everything in its power to sign up new customers who will have trouble paying.

Apple Computer patent

Apple Computer patent 09/14/2004 07:17 AM

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Apple Patent: Translucency

Apple Patent: Translucency 05/17/2004 04:31 PM
On November 5, 2003, Apple filed a patent for an interesting user interface technique entitled "Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for win...

Apple Chameleon Patent

Apple Chameleon Patent 08/18/2004 10:46 AM
MacObserver details a recent patent filed by Apple on February 6, 2004. A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a housing havin...

Other News: Apple Enclosure Patent

Other News: Apple Enclosure Patent 08/16/2004 10:09 AM
An Apple patent describes a fascinating new computer enclosure that incorporates its own light show.

Apple seeks patent for see-through
windows

Apple seeks patent for see-through
windows 05/18/2004 12:01 PM
Transparent windows that fade with disuse are a hallmark of Apple's operating system, but are also slated to show up in the next version of Microsoft's Windows.

New Apple Trademark And Patent Filings

New Apple Trademark And Patent Filings 08/17/2004 09:29 PM

Apple eyes patent for see-through
windows

Apple eyes patent for see-through
windows 05/18/2004 01:25 PM
ZDNet May 18 2004 5:19PM GMT

Apple, Unova resolve patent dispute

Apple, Unova resolve patent dispute 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Apple Computer Inc. and Unova Inc. on Thursday resolved an ongoing patent dispute that's been outstanding since mid-2000. Details of the settlement were not made public.

Apple files patent for 'Chameleon'
technology

Apple files patent for 'Chameleon'
technology 08/16/2004 06:43 AM
A report on The Mac Observer notes that in February, Apple filed a patent for an "Active enclosure for computing device."...

Apple eyes translucent window patent

Apple eyes translucent window patent 05/18/2004 05:55 PM
Apple is working to patent a method of making windows within the operating system translucent, a feature that Microsoft plans to add to the next version of Windows (Longhorn), reports CNET News.com...

Apple Files Patent On Translucent
Windows

Apple Files Patent On Translucent
Windows 05/15/2004 11:07 PM
Apple has recently filed a patent for translucent windows that automatically adjust the opacity as information is updated (or not update). By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)

BTG files patent lawsuits against Apple,
Microsoft

BTG files patent lawsuits against Apple,
Microsoft 07/20/2004 04:31 PM
London intellectual property licensing company BTG International has sued Apple and Microsoft alleging infringement of software technology patents...

Apple Files Patent for Translucent
Windows

Apple Files Patent for Translucent
Windows 05/15/2004 10:01 AM

Apple Seeks Patent for Translucent
Windows

Apple Seeks Patent for Translucent
Windows 05/17/2004 09:09 PM
Apple has filed for a patent that covers a method for creating translucent windows, as Microsoft begins demonstrating a similar feature for its Longhorn Windows release.

Apple wins iTunes interface patent

Apple wins iTunes interface patent 05/11/2004 08:51 PM
The Mac maker wins a patent for the interface of its iTunes music software, underscoring the growing importance of the multimedia business for the company.

Apple among companies in patent
infringement suit

Apple among companies in patent
infringement suit 04/22/2004 08:14 PM
Compression Labs, a subsidiary of Forgent Networks, has initiated litigation against 31 companies (including Apple, Adobe, Dell, IBM and Macromedia) for infringement of United States Patent No...

Apple Receives Patent for iTunes
Interface

Apple Receives Patent for iTunes
Interface 05/12/2004 06:46 PM

Apple gets iTunes user interface patent

Apple gets iTunes user interface patent 05/12/2004 02:52 AM
Apple Computer Inc. has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the iTunes interface. It's the latest in a series of patents Apple has applied for specific to its music software technology, according to Cnet. Apple has previously been awarded patents for other parts of iTunes, including the ability to stream songs over a network to another copy of the program.

Apple settles with patent holder on
iTunes

Apple settles with patent holder on
iTunes 08/04/2004 02:58 PM
With Microsoft and Apple crossed off its list, E-Data sues Amazon, Ticketmaster and others.

Apple moves to patent hot unpluggable
iPod

Apple moves to patent hot unpluggable
iPod 09/18/2004 12:52 PM
We've all been there — quickly trying to transfer those important files from your external hard drive, checking the clock, and unplugging the hard drive as soon as the file is finished copying. The words may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but the message is clear: You failed to properly eject your Firewire disk. Of course, these things happen, and generally, little or no data is corrupted during the blunder. But I've seen friends lose irreplaceable data by failing to press eject, and it seems time that someone does something about it. A recent <A HREF="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2 =HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01& S1=apple.AS.&OS=an/(apple)&RS=AN/apple">filing</A> with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office seems to allude that someone at Apple has had the same frustrations. On Sept. 9, the company submitted an application for a "HOT UNPLUGGABLE MEDIA STORAGE DEVICE," a peripheral device that “can be automatically prepared for removal in the event that its user removes (unplugs) it from its host computer." <I>Broadly speaking, the invention relates to improved techniques for rendering a peripheral device removable (e.g., unpluggable). According to one aspect of the invention, the peripheral device is rendered removable from a host computer without preparatory user actions. In effect, the peripheral device can be automatically prepared for removal in the event that its user removes (unplugs) it from its host computer. According to another aspect of the invention, the peripheral device includes a data storage device that is mounted to a file system of the host computer when the host computer desires access to the data storage device. Otherwise, the data storage device is normally unmounted so that if the peripheral device were to be removed (e.g., unplugged) no harm or damage to data stored therein would occur. These aspects of the invention can be utilized alone or in combination with one another. The invention is particularly well suited for peripheral devices that are media players which are resulting "hot" unpluggable without detrimental consequences.</I> It’s a little step, sure, but a giant one for us forgettable file swappers.

Apple granted patent for iTunes
interface

Apple granted patent for iTunes
interface 05/11/2004 11:52 PM
Apple has been awarded a patent for the interface of iTunes, according to CNET News.com...

BTG Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple,
Microsoft (Reuters)

BTG Files Patent Lawsuits Against Apple,
Microsoft (Reuters) 07/20/2004 07:53 PM
Reuters - London intellectual property licensing company BTG International Inc. has sued Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) alleging infringement of software technology patents, the company said on Tuesday.

Apple aims to patent fall-detecting iPod

Apple aims to patent fall-detecting iPod 12/24/2004 12:40 PM
ZDNet Dec 23 2004 7:13PM GMT

Apple coughs up for iTunes Music Store
patent

Apple coughs up for iTunes Music Store
patent 08/05/2004 10:29 AM
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Graphics patent suit targets Apple, Dell
and others

Graphics patent suit targets Apple, Dell
and others 04/23/2004 10:48 AM
Forgent Networks targets 31 computer and electronics vendors, seeking damages related to its claim to technology underlying the widespread JPEG file format.

UK firm files patent suit against Apple,
Microsoft

UK firm files patent suit against Apple,
Microsoft 07/20/2004 05:44 PM
ZDNet Jul 20 2004 10:25PM GMT
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