Patents issued on August 7, 2007.
RE39,763 Isochronous channel having a linked list of buffers 
(11 pages)
A reissue of a patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,940,600) originally issued on August 17, 1999. The changes were made to the claims, narrowing them a bit. Plus, some new claims were added.
7,253,542 Quiet fan speed control (8 pages)
A circuit for driving a fan.
Patent issued on July 31, 2007.
7,250,566 Evaluating and correcting rhythm in audio data (13 pages)
Patents issued on July 24, 2007.
7,249,168 Method and apparatus for automated remote volume mounting using a plug-in installed on a client (14 pages)
Remotely and automatically mounting volumes over a network.
7,248,476 Apparatus for air cooling of an electronic device (11 pages)
Air cooling for the MacPro case design. Claims cover a contoured panel used to channel air through the case.
7,248,265 System and method for processing graphics operations with graphics processing unit (44 pages)
Patents issued on July 17, 2007.
7,246,226 Method and apparatus rendering user accounts portable (11 pages)
Storing user account information on portable devices.
7,246,225 Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network (7 pages)
7,244,129 Connection system (12 pages)
An expandable connector port (for example, for a USB connector) in a low-profile laptop. The connector port is in a compact configuration when there’s no plug, and expands to fit the height of the plug.
D546,277 Battery pack (7 pages)
Design for first gen iPod Shuffle battery back.
7,242,576 Quick release structures for a computer (42 pages)
Release mechanism for the access door on pro-level towers.
7,242,411 Adjustment of color values for optimized image processing (13 pages)
Color space conversion from YCrCb to RGB.
7,242,169 Method and apparatus for voltage compensation for parasitic impedance (14 pages)
7,240,223 Method and apparatus for dynamic power management in a processor system (11 pages)
Select processor run state (related to power consumption by the processor based on processor load. Can also predict future anticipated processor load based on historical use.
7,239,721 Adaptive motion estimation (14 pages)
Motion estimation for MPEG encoding.
7,237,135 Cyclemaster synchronization in a distributed bridge (11 pages)
Synchronizing devices over a FireWire connection.
7,236,528 System and method for processing time-based media (16 pages)
7,236,154 Computer light adjustment (25 pages)
Adjust the light level output of a computer based on the measured ambient light around the computer. For example, used with lighting a laptop keyboard.
7,234,067 Autonomous thermal management (9 pages)
Managing the temperature of peripherals by regulating power consumption.
7,234,026 Media player with instant play capability (13 pages)
Playing a media file before it is fully loaded into memory, using caching.
7,233,985 Providing a reliable operating system for clients of a net-booted environment (23 pages)
One example is a network computer booting from a boot image stored on a server. See Figure 3.
Claims priority back to October 1999.
7,233,972 Method and apparatus for coordination of client/server processes (16 pages)
Making sure that processes, including I/O requests, are completed. Claims priority back to September 1998.
7,233,832 Method and apparatus for expanding audio data (19 pages)
Time stretching methods for audio. Useful for creating sound effects in movies, for example.
7,233,318 Multi-button mouse (24 pages)
Structure for providing multi-button mouse functionality in a unibody mouse. For example, the Mighty Mouse (but without the track nub). Various button arrangements are possible; see Figure 6.
The claims are all directed to a unibody mouse.
RE39,692 Socket connector having a flexible internal barrier to prevent incorrect insertion of smaller sized plugs (6 pages)
7,231,632 System for reducing the number of programs necessary to render an image (120 pages)
7,230,633 Method and apparatus for image blending (143 pages)
7,230,563 Apparatus and method to facilitate universal remote control (8 pages)
Universal remote control with a touch screen, capable of displaying XML or HTTP information.
7,227,551 Manipulating text and graphic appearance (11 pages)
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