Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Nitin Ganatra

37Patents
16h-index
58Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 5, 2007 → Oct 5, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7479949B2 Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics Electricity 1,853 Active
US8341557B2 Portable touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for providing workout support Physics 242 Active
US8564544B2 Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons Electricity 173 Active
US8253695B2 Email client for a portable multifunction device Electricity 92 Active
US8402145B2 Application communication with external accessories Electricity 68 Active
US8340635B2 Capability model for mobile devices Electricity 51 Active
US8208900B2 Secure device configuration profiles Electricity 47 Active
US8028060B1 Background task execution over a network based on network activity idle time Physics 40 Active
US8255731B1 Methods and apparatus for power state based backup Electricity 40 Active
US8000736B2 User programmable switch for portable data processing devices Electricity 32 Active
US8185149B2 User programmable switch Electricity 26 Active
US9335924B2 Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons Electricity 25 Active
US10705701B2 Device, method, and graphical user interface for moving a current position in content at a variable scrubbing rate Physics 20 Active
US8683037B2 Background task execution over a network Physics 20 Active
US8554924B2 Connection to multiple accessories with multiple accessory-specific protocols Electricity 17 Active
US8068925B2 Dynamic routing of audio among multiple audio devices Electricity 16 Active
US8639733B2 Automatic identification of compatible applications and accessories Electricity 16 Active
US8255545B1 Dual-phase content synchronization Electricity 13 Active
US9952759B2 Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons Electricity 10 Active
US8620272B2 Capability model for mobile devices Electricity 7 Active
US8539093B2 Port discovery and message delivery in a portable electronic device Electricity 7 Active
US8341318B2 Techniques for facilitating communication between an accessory and a mobile computing device using application specific protocols Electricity 7 Active
US8819471B2 Methods and apparatus for power state based backup Electricity 6 Active
US8689034B2 Methods and apparatus for power state based backup Electricity 2 Active
US9736281B2 Accessory and mobile computing device communication using an application communication protocol Electricity 2 Active

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