Tuesday, January 29,2008 @ 6:25pm
Apple's iMovie, iPod Hi-Fi patents
Apple has won two patents related to its iMovie software and iPod Hi-Fi portable stereo system. One of the patents relates to methods for manipulating a time-based stream of information using a processing system, while the other details the company's iPod Hi-Fi design. Apple's iMovie patent uses references to a time based stream of information as editing tools, enabling the user interface to display only a single time line for aligning reference elements to a visual time based stream of information.
One of the figures cited in the patent illustrates graphical controls for editing text into a presentation, with the words 'iMovie Tutorial' listed at the bottom of the photograph.
iPod Hi-Fi design patent
Apple's design patent depicts its iPod Hi-Fi device which is currently shipping. Apple followers will note, however, that the company has drafted plans for what appears to be a revised iPod Hi-Fi as revealed by a previously published patent report.