Re: Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices
A standard drawing pad, such as those used by an artist, is a good example of Claim 1. As a touch-sensitive input device, it causes a change in cursor position and state corresponding with the position at which it is touched. All that differs in Claim 1 of this patent is the stipulation that it is used in a mobile electronic device, as opposed a relatively less mobile desktop or laptop computer, such as those used by artists. Since the other claims simply hinge on claim 1, the whole patent is basically bunk. I couldn't, for example, patent the idea of a computer mouse designed for a mobile electronic device just because it's (presumably) never been done before. It's simply porting an already well-understood concept from the desktop world to the embedded world - there is no new idea, just a new implementation. Peace, fight the power, and say no to bad patents, Ryan On 7/4/07, Frederic Kettelhoit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello together, there is one patent application called Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices with the patent number 20070103454. It has been published on 10th May 2007 and isn't granted yet. Does anyone know how long such a process might last? And are there realistic chances that this patent will be granted? Because I think it would also be pretty cool for OpenMoko phones. http://www.latestpatents.com/category/apple/feed/ http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFp=1u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.htmlr=1f=Gl=50co1=ANDd=PG01s1=20070103454.PGNR.OS=DN/20070103454RS=DN/20070103454 ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices
Hello together, there is one patent application called Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices with the patent number 20070103454. It has been published on 10th May 2007 and isn't granted yet. Does anyone know how long such a process might last? And are there realistic chances that this patent will be granted? Because I think it would also be pretty cool for OpenMoko phones. http://www.latestpatents.com/category/apple/feed/ http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFp=1u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.htmlr=1f=Gl=50co1=ANDd=PG01s1=20070103454.PGNR.OS=DN/20070103454RS=DN/20070103454 ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices
Personally I would throw out the application. The nintendo DS is a handheld device with a display on a different surface to the touch sensitive element so anticipates claim 1 while all subsequent claims are standard GUI elements implemented using claim 1 as the pointing device. This assumes a plain language interpretation of the claims by an occasional programmer. Having said that, with the standard of patent examination in the US I would expect it to be granted in a few years' time, at which point someone will have to go to court to invalidate it. On Wednesday 04 July 2007 13:43, Frederic Kettelhoit wrote: Hello together, there is one patent application called Backside Interface for Hand-Held devices with the patent number 20070103454. It has been published on 10th May 2007 and isn't granted yet. Does anyone know how long such a process might last? And are there realistic chances that this patent will be granted? Because I think it would also be pretty cool for OpenMoko phones. http://www.latestpatents.com/category/apple/feed/ http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2Sect2=HITOFFp=1u=%2 Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.htmlr=1f=Gl=50co1=ANDd=PG01s1=2007010345 4.PGNR.OS=DN/20070103454RS=DN/20070103454 ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
