A whole dump of Apple patents have been revealed by the US patents office, reportedly for the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPad Mini 2.
The patents, as outlined on Patently Apple, include an invisible backside button, slider controls and the iPad Mini's design.
Other patents exposed on Patently Apple reveal a new iOS interface for iTunes and magnetometer.
The new iTunes patent is shown on a multitouch device 'with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for navigating through multiple viewing areas, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices.'
This patent was originally filed in Q2 2012 but was published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The magnetometer patent refers to tech in Apple's Maps software. Patently apple explains this as:
'Magnetometer data output by a magnetometer can be compared to historical magnetometer data previously output by the magnetometer.
'If a match is determined, a confidence of the match can be determined using data related to Earth's magnetic field or other characteristics of the environment. The data can be calculated from the historical magnetometer data. If the confidence of the match exceeds a confidence threshold level, historical calibration data can be used to calibrate the magnetometer.
'If the confidence of the match does not exceed the confidence threshold level, a calibration procedure can be performed to generate new calibration data, and the new calibration data can be used to calibrate the magnetometer.'
The magnometer patent was granted in February and November 2011.
You can take a look at all the patents grated to Apple over on Patently Apple.
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