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EP 2 521 965 A1
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Date of publication:
14.11.2012
Bulletin 2012/46
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Application number:
10700014.3
(22)
Date of filing:
06.01.2010
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
G06F
3/048
(2006.01)
G06F
3/041
(2006.01)
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International application number:
PCT/US2010/020263
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International publication number:
WO 2011/084157
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14.07.2011
Gazette 2011/28)
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Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
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Applicant:
Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
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Inventor:
KOCIENDA, Kenneth, L.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
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Representative:
Barnfather, Karl Jon et al
Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU
London SE1 2AU (GB)
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