{"id":15512,"date":"2013-09-10T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=15512"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:08:58","slug":"an-apple-a-day-makes-the-consumers-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/an-apple-a-day-makes-the-consumers-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"An Apple a Day Makes the Consumers Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Apple is holding a special event at their headquarters in Cupertino. At this event, Apple is set to reveal two new iPhones, including the iPhone 5S upgrade, which is expected to come in a variety of metallic finishes and will be equipped with a faster processor.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors continue to swirl that the 5S may include technology for a fingerprint scanner. This rumor stems from Apple patenting fingerprint-detection technology last year, in addition to words related to the technology that have emerged in beta code for iOS 7. If the rumors are true, the security upgrade would live next to, or under, the home button.<\/p>\n<p>However, before their popular products ever hit the marketplace, Apple filed thousands of patents for developing technologies and products alike. Among the thousands of patents that were filed, there are a few notable patents that stand out amongst the others.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15515\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Apple Touchsreen Patent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Apple-Touchsreen-Patent-300x286.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" \/>As consumers, we are very familiar with the touchscreen capability that our tablets, phones and other gadgets utilize. However, in 2005, Apple filed a patent to translate this technology to their iPods.<\/p>\n<p>On September 30, 2005, Apple filed for a patent titled, \u201cProximity detector in handheld device.\u201d\u00a0 This patent was issued for a touchscreen interface for portable devices that could sense when a person\u2019s finger was approaching the screen. Once the object was detected, the interface would display a \u201cvirtual scroll wheel\u201d navigation pad or virtual keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>During the filing process, Apple noted that this interface would be adapted to work with their current iPod menu interface, which allowed users to use a stylus or their finger to navigate the menu on the iPod\u2019s display screen.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the innovation that stemmed from the initial touchscreen patent, perhaps<strong> <\/strong>the most notable and most popular invention that has been invented by Apple is the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Apple was issued U.S. Patent number D672769 under \u201cElectronic Device.\u201d \u00a0This patent was for the first-generation iPhone, which was introduced by Steve Jobs at the Macworld expo in January, 2007.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15516 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"First Generation iPhone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/First-Generation-iPhone-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first-generation iPhone included a two-tone back that was primarily made of aluminum, a design feature that the company used again with the release of the iPhone 5.<\/p>\n<p>This patent for the first iPhone essentially revolutionized the smartphone world with its touchscreen capability.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15521 alignright\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Fused Glass Patent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Fused-Glass-Patent2-138x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apple continues to file patents for technologies that they are developing behind the scenes. For instance, the European Patent Office recently published a new patent application from Apple that depicts a fused glass process for device housings. Apple\u2019s most recent patent that was filed lists Jony Ive as one of the inventors. The included illustration shows a double-sided glass construction design that could potentially extend to the iPod, iPad and various other gadgets, including a television covered in glass using the fused glass process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: right;\">Only time will tell what patents Apple will file next, but one thing is for sure, their future patents are sure to continue to revolutionize the world of technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright Davison 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/12\/12\/18\/apple-wins-patent-for-first-iphone-designed-by-jobs-ive\">http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/12\/12\/18\/apple-wins-patent-for-first-iphone-designed-by-jobs-ive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/06\/07\/20\/inside_apples_latest_ipod_touch_screen_patent_filing\">http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/06\/07\/20\/inside_apples_latest_ipod_touch_screen_patent_filing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/07\/iphone-fingerprint-scanner-concept\/\">http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/07\/iphone-fingerprint-scanner-concept\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/08\/apple-iphone-event-what-to-expect\/\">http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/09\/08\/apple-iphone-event-what-to-expect\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live.cnet.com\/Event\/CNETs_Apple_Sept_10_event_live_blog?Page=0\">http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-13579_3-57601600-37\/apples-sept-10-event-join-us-next-tuesday-live-blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.patentlyapple.com\/patently-apple\/2013\/08\/apple-files-patent-for-fused-glass-device-housings-for-tv-more.html<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pictures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.patentlyapple.com\/.a\/6a0120a5580826970c0192ac64650b970d-pi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/12\/12\/18\/apple-wins-patent-for-first-iphone-designed-by-jobs-ive\">http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/12\/12\/18\/apple-wins-patent-for-first-iphone-designed-by-jobs-ive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.patentlyapple.com\/patently-apple\/2013\/08\/apple-files-patent-for-fused-glass-device-housings-for-tv-more.html<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Apple is holding a special event at their headquarters in Cupertino. At this event, Apple is set to reveal two new iPhones, including the iPhone 5S upgrade, which is expected to come in a variety of metallic finishes and will be equipped with a faster processor. Rumors continue to swirl that the 5S may &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,793,15],"tags":[168,1392,1393,195,1394,1395,714],"class_list":["post-15512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation-2","category-innovative-inventions","category-inventions","tag-apple","tag-european-patent-office","tag-first-generation-iphone","tag-iphone","tag-ipod","tag-jony-ive","tag-patents-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>An Apple a Day Makes the Consumers Stay - Davison<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Davison confidentially works with people to develop their new product ideas. 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