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Google Looks to Distance Android from Apple vs. Samsung Ruling
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I bet that half of these patents will be invalidated eventually. Especially the ones Apple claims to have invented but didnt.
There is clear prior art for Pinch to Zoom and Bounce back. They are far to simple patents and should have never been awarded.
But we are looking at the US Patent Office here. The dumbed patent office in the world. The same people who let Microsoft patent the Page Up and down keys.
There is clear prior art for Pinch to Zoom and Bounce back. They are far to simple patents and should have never been awarded.
But we are looking at the US Patent Office here. The dumbed patent office in the world. The same people who let Microsoft patent the Page Up and down keys.
If I was Google, I'd look to distance myself from that terrible excuse for an operating system too...
Just *looking* at Android makes me sad - it's like people are settling for second-rate.
I could see were stupid would work; but I would use "arrogant" too. Either works.
Just *looking* at Android makes me sad - it's like people are settling for second-rate.
Eh?
I would google many things but stupid is definitely not one of them!!!
I could see were stupid would work; but I would use "arrogant" too. Either works.
The only thing Apple did that was new was make an OS that used a Capacitive Touch screen and very few buttons.
there were Smartphones on the market with Grids in S60 Symbian and also touchscreens with Stylus input.
You dont even have to leave the mobile space; consider for example SE P-series:
2003, P800. An early SE smartphone, complete with its own App store (they called it Application shop, though).
It even had icons... in a grid...
"But I ain't dead yet".
More seriously, what Google appears to be doing is a game of pedantic semantics: They're trying to reposition Android as being redefined to basically be just the kernel, as opposed to an operating system that includes a GUI.
...but somehow, I doubt that we'll see a Command Line based smartphone.
-hh
Notification of patent 8,238,876
The most recent smartphone notifications patent, #8,238,876, was awarded three weeks ago to Microsoft (and likely part of the patent-sharing agreement with Apple?).
Motorola Mobility's latest ITC claims (a week ago) include a patent related to email notifications. I do not have the number. Motorola's patent claims to date have had zero success, but this is a new batch of seven.
The most recent smartphone notifications patent, #8,238,876, was awarded three weeks ago to Microsoft (and likely part of the patent-sharing agreement with Apple?).
Motorola Mobility's latest ITC claims (a week ago) include a patent related to email notifications. I do not have the number. Motorola's patent claims to date have had zero success, but this is a new batch of seven.
Any of you supporting Apple is this are seriously lacking in knowledge. Before Apple became big, they, per their CEO, shamelessly stole ideas.
Now that it happens to them, they cry about it and file suit. This doesn't help anyone but Apple, and hurts the consumer.
Now that it happens to them, they cry about it and file suit. This doesn't help anyone but Apple, and hurts the consumer.
It's not *how* you do "slide to unlock" that would get you in trouble. It's the mere fact that the implementation happens to have the effect of creating a user experience of moving a finger along a predetermined slider path to unlock the device.
Any other implementation that does not infringe on the patent wouldn't be "slide to unlock" anymore. It would be "something-that-isn't-sliding to unlock".
Similar story for "pinch to zoom". In fact, with Apple's ownership of both "pinch to zoom" and "tap to zoom", I see real problems for anybody who wants to have any sort of intuitive zoom-able user interface on any small-form-factor touch screens.
Because Jobs supossedly stole ideas decades ago tou can't support Apple in this trial? Really?
Google to stay away from the ruling? Better be...
Cause Android is up next in Apple's list of "must defeat competitors"...
An imminent battle is about to take set it seems...
I would hope so, in an American court preferably. Because it would be two AMERICAN giants taking each other on and BOTH would have as valid arguments.
It would actually highlight the stupidity of the American patent system with any luck.