Next Gen Video iPod Revealed - Patents Tell All

The next gen video iPod is being talked about all over the place.. ..One thing they didn’t print is any details. Well, we can help you out there, it is going to be a touch screen video iPod with virtual controls. No more wheel, it will be on the screen like the latest palms. If you want more, check out the patent dated today here.

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Virtual input device placement on a touch screen user interface
A display is generated on a touch screen of a computer. The display includes an application display, associated with an application executing on the computer, and a virtual input device display for a user to provide input to the application executing on the computer via the touch screen. In response to a virtual input device initiation event, initial characteristics of the virtual input device display are determined…

US Patent and Trademark Office