Virtual page turn Animation Patent Now belongs to Apple

This past week, the USPTO awarded the Apple Inc. tech firm the patent for "Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface" which is also known as patent D670,713. The patent was filed last December.

While the patent is not clear on exactly what is being protected, Apple says that its patented page turn is unique because of the special-type of animation used to create the illusion, which the competition does not have.

As New York Times points out, why should the granting of this patent application be surprising considering Apple's patents for its music icon, the glass staircase in some Apple Stores, and for the packaging of the Apple iPhone.

NYT