Apple snags a patent for the Smart Cover's magnetic know-how
Excerpt from: Apple snags a patent for the Smart Cover's magnetic know-how
No, it doesn't cover the totality of the Smart Cover itself (or any case that folds into a triangle), but Apple has now managed to obtain a patent for one of the accessory's key bits of functionality. First filed in July of 2011 and published by the USPTO today, the patent described as an "accessor...Published By: Engadget - Tuesday, 20 March, 2012
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