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Apple continues to collect touchscreen patents
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article published on 26 October, 2011
Apple has just been granted yet another patent on basic touchscreen technology in the US. Their latest patent, granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is for the swipe-to-unlock feature they first used on the iPhone.
This patent is an extension of one granted by the USPTO last year which covered locking devices until an appropriate swipe gesture was performed. This latest ... [ read the full article ]
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26. October 2011 @ 20:27 |
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you really have THAT much time don't you crapple
Being nice always has its own consequences
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26. October 2011 @ 22:32 |
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Hey, it isn't like they are spending any time innovating. The good news is that swipe to unlock is an old tech that (for the most part) android doesn't use anymore. I don't like most of sense because it is slow, but the unlock is way better than the old swipe method.
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This news story is wrong...they didn't patent the swipe; they patented "gestures", which could be defined as almost anything. Basically, they patented the lock screen. God bless the US patent office...God is the only hope they have left.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. October 2011 @ 04:14
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27. October 2011 @ 08:23 |
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Wow. Yeah, after reading all that, it seems that all lockscreens containing an image along with a movement will be subject to litigation. So, all of them?
~*Livin' Electronicallly*~
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juventini
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27. October 2011 @ 13:10 |
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Isn't this the Micro$oft approach to technical innovation?
Forza Juve!!
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EzCeazy
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27. October 2011 @ 19:20 |
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Swipe to unlock will be the thing of the past hopefully.
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FreddyF
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28. October 2011 @ 07:05 |
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I really hate these lawyers. If they could they would patent breathing and try to charge everyone a royalty. Fortunately most countries would not allow you to patent breathing, but in the US you have a pretty good chance.
I'm waiting for apple to patent holding a device in your hand and touching it with other hand. I wouldn't be suprised if they have tried. New business model for apple, patent troll....
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28. October 2011 @ 08:57 |
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What's the average age here?
I'm guess 15 years old.
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Zoo_Look
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29. October 2011 @ 00:00 |
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That's the average age of open source technology before Apple patent it.
Makes sense actually. Get everyone using/developing/adding/enhancing a piece of unpatented/open source technology, then 15 years later go to a US (obviously only in the US) litigation troll facilitator (aka lawyer), and slap a patent on it.
Instant profit from all those people working with that tech. Genius on the part of Apple. My 2 year old Samsung is now apparently illegal as it has a gesture to unlock it. Am I glad my contract ran out the other day, now I can go with a monotone Nokia 8210... no colours, no touchscreen, no mp3, just a phone.
Sadly, Apple are patenting the numbers 0 - 9, so I will have to ensure I buy the Braille version and hope they don't patent those too.
Oh damn, I typed on a keyboard with numbers on it... I'm in trouble now!!
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29. October 2011 @ 00:33 |
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Originally posted by Zoo_Look:
That's the average age of open source technology before Apple patent it.
Makes sense actually. Get everyone using/developing/adding/enhancing a piece of unpatented/open source technology, then 15 years later go to a US (obviously only in the US) litigation troll facilitator (aka lawyer), and slap a patent on it.
Instant profit from all those people working with that tech. Genius on the part of Apple. My 2 year old Samsung is now apparently illegal as it has a gesture to unlock it. Am I glad my contract ran out the other day, now I can go with a monotone Nokia 8210... no colours, no touchscreen, no mp3, just a phone.
Sadly, Apple are patenting the numbers 0 - 9, so I will have to ensure I buy the Braille version and hope they don't patent those too.
Oh damn, I typed on a keyboard with numbers on it... I'm in trouble now!!
And you used a screen to display information...I think 4 or 5 companies own that patent.
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29. October 2011 @ 00:36 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
And you used a screen to display information...I think 4 or 5 companies own that patent.
I was born, infringing on God's design specifications. Maybe I could counter that it was my MOTHER who actually developed me though?
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Askar
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29. October 2011 @ 00:44 |
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Apple can keep their swipe. I would rather just touch a stationary spot anyway. Too many times that swiping doesn't work right anyway.
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pmshah
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31. October 2011 @ 09:55 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Hey, it isn't like they are spending any time innovating. The good news is that swipe to unlock is an old tech that (for the most part) android doesn't use anymore. I don't like most of sense because it is slow, but the unlock is way better than the old swipe method.
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This news story is wrong...they didn't patent the swipe; they patented "gestures", which could be defined as almost anything. Basically, they patented the lock screen. God bless the US patent office...God is the only hope they have left.
There is nothing new about the gestures either. I have used an old time Casio Win CE 3.1 device with handwriting recognition program which used gestures for different purposes and converted them to text input. This was more than 12 years ago.
BTW it also supported an add on digital camera which automatically compensated for the orientation (landscape / portrait) and direction it was pointed at to display the correctly oriented image.
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Zoo_Look
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31. October 2011 @ 13:36 |
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Originally posted by pmshah:
it also supported an add on digital camera which automatically compensated for the orientation (landscape / portrait) and direction it was pointed at to display the correctly oriented image.
Sounds interesting, I probably won't get to see it in action though since Apple have probably patented it... and at £16 million for an Apple device, I won't be buying it!
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