Yesterday the patents granted by Apple were quite varied, so we separated some of the most interesting ones to share with you. The first one deals with a controller system for multi-touch gadgets that uses two components, one in a "master" and a "slave" configuration. Hmmm BDSM gadgets? :-S
No, no: as far as I understand, the patent uses a “divide and conquer” system to facilitate the administration of events, dividing the panel into two portions that are in charge of different controllers. These work in harmony, using such a “master / slave” configuration. In addition to the gadgets and peripherals we know and love (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad), this patent can find application in several other types of technology, such as automatic teller machines and video game controls, something mentioned in the patent just for exercise the side troll of Ma, I'm sure.
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Another patent concerns a defunct feature: the connector drawer of the old MacBook Air. Despite the apparent simplicity, everything indicates that she used even a combination of hands to facilitate the transition between the “closed” and “open” states. “Sweat the details”, How they say.
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An invention to keep Ma's professional towers always fresh was also published yesterday: it describes in detail the airflow systems and position of components to always allow ideal operating temperatures.
Other inventions of the day also include the design of the iPad dock and the clamps for iPod nano 4G / 5G, two patents related to the iTunes Store purchasing system and a technique for gadgets to perform their initialization using information contained in NAND flash memories.
(via Patently Apple)
