LIVE! The Apple (AAPL) Tablet Announcement is minutes away. The Apple Tablet Announcement event with patent details leaked could go beyond the Tablet to include iLife, 4G Verizon iPhone, iPhone OS 4.0! And could a TMobile iPhone also be in the mix?

Shortly in advance of the Apple Tablet Announcement, patents have been issued. And what do they say?

The U.S. Patent Office granted Apple one particular patent called “Proximity Detector in Handheld Device”.

The concept is what a tablet does to determine an object in proximity to it. It calls into question the tablet’s response to an object versus a figure when in proximity to a touchscreen. Yes, if this isn’t the tablet patent everyone has been wondering about, then what is. The patebnt reads:

“The processor instructs the display device to display one or more GUI elements in response to detected object, and perform actions associated with the GUI element when an input is made at the GUI element via the input means,” in the words of the patent.

The tablet is said to perform based upon detection of “capacitive, electric field, inductive, hall effect, reed, eddy current, magneto resistive, optical shadow, optical visual light, optical IR, optical color recognition, ultrasonic, acoustic emission, radar, sonar, conductive or resistive” says Patently Apple.

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Apple’s Announcement Event news is causing the stock to trade down roughly 1% as we stand 2 1/2 hours from the announcement. Some analysts are suggesting a sell off today amid the press conference

Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook said of today’s announcement: “I wouldn’t want to take away your joy of surprise on Wednesday.”

On Tuesday, Apple reported earnings beating street estimates driven by record sales of the Mac. Apple announced a 50 % rise in Q12010 profit to $3.38 billion or $3.67 a share with sales up 32% to $15.7 billion.

The stock is up double since last year.

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Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets says of the launch:

“Anticipation for an Apple Tablet resembles that of Moses bringing down the Ten Commandments. Despite high expectations, we believe Apple plans to redefine portable computing — as the Mac redefined the PC — by ‘creating’ desire for a new converged portable device with innovative touch/gestures — with iTunes content.”

For continuing coverage of the tablet’s launch on LALATE click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/apple.

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