<p>On March 26, 2013, The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 35 newly granted patents for Apple. In this particular report we cover playback controls and variable rate media playback methods using a multitouch display, another covering instant messaging multiple recipients and a full list of the remaining twenty-five patents that were granted to Apple today.</p><p>Apple Granted Patent for Playback Control using a Touch Interface</p><p>Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention relating to systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling media playback based on specific combinations of touch inputs. In particular, this is directed to detecting different combinations of taps, and performing playback operations associated with each of the tap combinations. Apple utilized this invention with the sixth generation iPod nano.</p><p>Apple credits Duncan Kerr and Nick King as the inventors of granted patent 8,407,623 which was originally filed in Q2 2009 and published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office. To review today's 28 granted patent claims and details, see this patent.</p><p><a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/03/apple-granted-35-patents-covering-playback-on-multitouch-displays-instant-messaging-and-much-more.html">Keep reading...</a></p>