Apple Wins a Treasure Trove of Multi-Touch Patents [VIDEO]

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Call it a coincidence: The same day Apple issued invites to a press event to reveal the next-gen iPad (and more?), the company was also awarded 24 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for its multi-touch tech.

The patents, revealed by Patently Apple, include the Magic Mouse's 3D curved substrate lamination, multi-point touchscreen and multi-touch auto scanning.

Perhaps the most notable patent among them -- the multi-point touchscreen -- was actually an update to a patent granted in 2010, but it's now supported by 21 total claims.

Now Apple's multi-point patent extends to PCs and mobile devices. It could even extend to computer systems at information kiosks, ATMs, gaming, vending machines and airline eticket terminals.