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http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=19&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=(apple.AS.+AND+20130530.PD.)&OS=an/apple+and+pd/5/30/2013&RS=(AN/apple+AND+PD/20130530)

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Hmm I wonder why they've done that. :roll:

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I think that they have done it for their legal battles with Samsung. Though it does seem handy in terms of energy savings if the screen can be dimmed more quickly if not used.

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How did it get accepted? Other devices gave been doing this for ages...

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big_D wrote:
How did it get accepted? Other devices gave been doing this for ages...

*sigh* US patent office...


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big_D wrote:
How did it get accepted? Other devices gave been doing this for ages...

*sigh* US patent office...

They have a first to patent system.

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jonbwfc wrote:
big_D wrote:
How did it get accepted? Other devices gave been doing this for ages...

*sigh* US patent office...

They have a first to sue system.

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Amnesia10 wrote:
They have a first to sue system.

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That is probably closer to reality for most of us.

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