2011-12-01 Newly Published Apple Patent Applications

	PUB. APP. NO.	Title
1	20110296515	METHOD FOR MANAGING COMPUTER RESOURCES ACCESSED BY A PROGRAM OPERATING IN A RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT
2	20110296508	DIGITAL HANDSHAKE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DEVICES
3	20110296324	Avatars Reflecting User States
4	20110296247	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING REPEATED CRASHES OF AN APPLICATION RESULTING FROM SUPPLEMENTAL CODE
5	20110296092	Storing a Driver for Controlling a Memory
6	20110296090	Combining Memory Operations
7	20110295997	PRESENTING CONTENT PACKAGES BASED ON AUDIENCE RETARGETING
8	20110295937	DIGITAL CONTENT BUNDLE
9	20110295846	PREDICTING CONTENT AND CONTEXT PERFORMANCE BASED ON PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF USERS
10	20110295843	DYNAMIC GENERATION OF CONTEXTUALLY AWARE PLAYLISTS
11	20110295723	ADVERTISEMENT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
12	20110295721	USER INFORMATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
13	20110295679	PRESENTING CONTENT PACKAGES BASED ON AUDIENCE EXCLUSION
14	20110295628	AUDIENCE TARGETING BASED ON PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF INVITATIONAL CONTENT
15	20110295393	USING A PROCESSING DEVICE AS A DOCK FOR A MEDIA PLAYER
16	20110293259	Scene Adaptive Auto Exposure
17	20110293094	DIGITAL HANDSHAKE BETWEEN DEVICES
18	20110292598	INTEGRATED EMBEDDED BATTERY
19	20110292246	Automatic Tone Mapping Curve Generation Based on Dynamically Stretched Image Histogram Distribution
20	20110292051	Automatic Avatar Creation
21	20110291954	PROVIDING NON-VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR NON-PHYSICAL CONTROLS
22	20110290779	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A PORTION OF A HOUSING IN A BUTTON ASSEMBLY
23	20110290685	ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE USING SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION

Of Note

The multiple "avatar" patent applications may be indicative of a further move into the gaming space, particularly with the Apple TV box, or the television. It is notable that Bertrand Serlet is listed as a co-inventor on one "Automatic Avatar Creation," perhaps indicating these applications are related to a high-profile project.