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Patent US8090130 - Highly portable media devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed....http://www.google.com/patents/US8090130?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8090130 - Highly portable media devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8090130 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/739,489Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateApr 24, 2007Priority dateSep 11, 2006Also published asCA2659397A1, CN101512459A, CN101512459B, CN103605401A, EP2062114A2, US20080065246, US20110269348, WO2008033670A2, WO2008033670A3Publication number11739489, 739489, US 8090130 B2, US 8090130B2, US-B2-8090130, US8090130 B2, US8090130B2InventorsRico Zorkendorfer, Stephen Brian Lynch, Dinesh Mathew, Jonathan P. Ive, Stephen Paul Zadesky, Evans Hankey, Christopher David PrestOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (177), Referenced by (8), Classifications (10), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHighly portable media devices
This application takes priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/844,128, filed Sep. 11, 2006 and entitled, �HIGHLY PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICES� that is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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