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Apple Gets Patent For Socially-Distanced Group Selfies
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 4:34am | 256Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has received a patent for "synthetic group selfie" from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as first reported by Patently Apple. According to the patent, an Apple device user can invite others to join them in a selfie remotely using their own devices....
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Nokia Sues Apple In Europe, United States For Infringement Of Patents
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 2:53pm | 341Shares of Nokia Corp (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) were halted Wednesday afternoon for pending news. Prior to the trading halt, Patently Apple reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed a major antitrust case against Acacia Research Corp (NASDAQ: ACTG) and alleged a conspiracy with Nokia. Allegations Apple...
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Car Patent Just One Of Apple's Large Patent Haul On Monday
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 12:46pm | 345Patently Apple reported on Tuesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was recently granted 53 patents that cover many aspects of the company's businesses. One patent however stood out as it clearly relates to usage in a car. Patent 9,264,862 was granted to Apple for "determining exit from...
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Is Apple Teaming Up With Fiat For More Than CarPlay?
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 9:06am | 327Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU)'s CEO Sergio Marchionne, speaking in Canada during an event to mark the opening of a new Maserati dealership in a Toronto suburb, said that he recently met with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook along with Elon Musk, Chief Executive...
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Does Apple's Big Health App Infringe On This Company's Patents?
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 9:08am | 200Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing its first lawsuit over its HealthKit and Health App from a company that developed a portable, secure device that carries a patient's medical history, according to Patently Apple. The company, LMG 3, was awarded the patent in 2007 and had been marketing the...
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Report: New Corning Glass Could Be Used In Apple, Samsung Phones
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 3:44pm | 228Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could use new glass from Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) that adds sapphire to its Gorilla Glass already used on smartphones from Apple and Samsung, according to Patently Apple. The report noted that sapphire was highly resistant to scratching, however, it was...
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Apple Turns To Israel Yet Again For Its Latest Acquisition
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 9:35am | 291In 2011, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) acquired Israeli-based flash memory design firm Anobit. Two years later, the company acquired acquired Israeli-based 3D Sensor PrimeSense. On Tuesday, Apple acquired its third Israeli company – LinX. LinX develops and markets miniature cameras for tablets and...
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Report: Apple And ABC Working 'Intensely' On TV Deal
Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 11:26am | 216Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) brought ABC's live news to its Apple TV streaming service last year in what some considered to be the beginning of a long-lasting relation between Apple and ABC's parent company, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). Patently Apple picked up a story that Disney executives have been...
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Mobileye Spikes Up Amid News Of Apple Patent On Automotive Assistance Technology
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 12:02pm | 162Shares of Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY) spiked upwards Tuesday morning following news that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had received a patent for an Advanced Auto Access and Control System. “Apple's patent filing reveals that future iPhones will be able to open your car door, start your...
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Report: 'Apple Electric Car, Inc' Shows Up In Granted Patents
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 10:12am | 215According to Patently Apple, there was an "odd-ball" entry in Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) granted patent list. Patently Apple on Tuesday discovered a granted patent associated with the name Apple Electric Car, Inc. However, Apple and car enthusiasts shouldn't get overly excited just yet as the...
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Apple Granted Patent For GoPro-Style Camera
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 2:21pm | 169Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been granted a patent for a superior GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO)-style camera, according to Patently Apple. "In one implementation, Apple's invention could directly move into GoPro's territory as the patent specifically mentions the weaknesses...
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Apple Receives Patents On Flexible Devices, Lifestream Smart-Glasses
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 2:17pm | 260Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was granted 28 new patents Tuesday, including what could be a bendable iPhone and Lifestream, a competitor to Google Glass. “Apple states that future flexible electronic devices may include flexible housing members and flexible internal components. Rigid and...
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Apple Submits Patent for Restaurant Reservation System
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 5:35pm | 372Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed for a patent application for an ordering and reservation system that could work with various Apple iDevices. According to the Patently Apple web site, the company's patent “generally relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media...
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Apple's New Concept Could Reinvent the iPad, MacBook Pro (AAPL)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 10:21am | 475Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has come up with an interesting way to let its users write documents and send e-mails in future devices: by taking away the traditional keyboard. While it is only a concept, Patently Apple has detailed Apple's plans for a "single transparent work area that's multi-touch."...