Apple Patents the Virtual Page Turn. Apple is now the proud owner of the page turn. In a patent approved this week by the United States Patent Office Apple was awarded a design patent for “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface.” The patent illustration shows three images: One with the corner of a page being turned slightly, the next with it halfway, and a third showing the page almost entirely turned over.
A feature used in Apple’s iBooks, and books in general, the patent represents one of 38 different patents granted to Apple this week. The New York Times points out that this isn't the first “seemingly obvious” patent that Apple has been awarded. Previously the company was granted a patent for the musical note icon it uses to represent iTunes and the glass staircase it uses it stores. SEE ALSO: Apple Patent Turns Headphones Into Speakers Over the past several years Apple has made quite a few headlines for its involvement in patent suits against other device makers. Gregsantos : Dilbert keeps it real re:... Welcome to Planet Eureka! | Planet Eureka!