Just a sampling of Palm's 236+ patents 1 D613,294 Housing for a mobile computing device
2 7,694,313 Terminating device and a method of operating a terminating device configured to communicate availability status directly between terminating devices
3 7,693,546 Compact removable voice handset for an integrated portable computer system/mobile phone
4 7,693,500 Panoramic display for a wireless device
5 7,693,484 Dynamic networking modes method and apparatus
6 7,692,667 Handheld computer having moveable segments that are interactive with an integrated display
7 D612,846 Housing for a mobile computing device
8 7,688,581 Enclosure system for a portable electronic device
9 7,688,315 Proximity input detection system for an electronic device
10 7,685,608 Data processing apparatus and a method of operating data processing apparatus for generating representations of availability status for application programs
11 7,681,146 Multi-context iterative directory filter
12 7,680,513 Contact-centric user-interface features for computing devices
13 7,680,067 Peer-to-peer data synchronization architecture
14 7,676,556 Method and apparatus for configuring information for multiple network access providers
15 7,675,933 System and method for enabling radio operations on a wireless computing device
16 7,672,993 Method and apparatus for wirelessly networked distributed resource usage for data gathering
17 7,672,225 Swapping an operational networked electronic system for a nonoperational networked electronic system
18 7,671,839 Mechanism for electronic display devices
19 7,668,535 Notification infrastructure for sending device-specific wireless notifications
20 7,665,043 Menu navigation and operation feature for a handheld computer
21 7,659,830 Method and apparatus for visual silent alarm indicator
22 7,650,147 Integrated personal digital assistant device
23 D607,459 Housing feature for a portable computing device
24 7,636,079 Application access and activation system and method
25 D605,648 Handheld device
26 7,630,780 Frequency expansion for synthesizer
27 7,626,582 Method and apparatus for automatic power-up and power-down of an electronic device
28 7,623,892 System and method for enabling a person to switch use of computing devices
29 7,623,118 Actuation mechanism for use with keyboards on mobile computing devices
30 7,620,834 Battery voltage sag avoidance algorithm for a wireless handheld device
31 7,620,431 Methods and apparatus for controlling applications of a mobile device by using a pivoting input switch
32 7,620,407 Handheld threading
33 7,617,220 Sharing access to content items using group information and item information
34 7,616,197 Method and apparatus for user selectable display mode for intelligently enhancing battery life
35 7,613,428 Resource location through location history
36 7,613,427 Resource location through location history
37 7,612,989 Segmented keyboard for portable computer system
38 7,612,762 Method and system for navigating within an image
39 7,612,761 Mechanism for displaying paginated content on electronic display devices
40 7,610,445 System and method for improving data integrity and memory performance using non-volatile media
41 7,610,176 Technique for collecting information about computing devices
42 D602,004 Paired set of a personal audio output device with surface ornamentation
43 7,603,435 Over-the-air device kill pill and lock
44 7,602,742 Control of multi-channel scan for re-establishing connections in a wirelessly networked device
45 7,599,712 Apparatus and methods for providing directional commands for a mobile computing device
46 7,594,059 Multi-interfaced accessory device for use with host computing systems
47 D600,245 Computing device
48 7,591,020 Location based security modification system and method
49 7,590,436 Slider mobile telephone comprising a bending wave loudspeaker
50 7,587,671 Image repositioning, storage and retrieval

These patents should sweeten up any acquisition deal. Via Yahoo Finance .

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  ¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/12/2010 02:10:00 PM