Re: [Haifux] Re: Microsoft registered a patent for switching between links via the 'Tab' key
ik wrote: Tzafrir Cohen wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 09:36:36PM +0300, Adir Abraham wrote: The name of the patent - Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs Suggested patents: pressing an X box to close a window, pressing the enter key to start a new line, and even - pressing ctrl-alt-del to manually restart (if possible) after a BSOD :) The article about this is found here: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2978322,00.html The full document of the patent is found here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=6,785,865.WKU.OS=PN/6,785,865RS=PN/6,785,865 It appears that lynx is not a prior art to this patent, do to claim 3: 3. The method of claim 2 wherein, the visual indication is a curved focus shape. This patent is thus exteremly easy to bypass. Thus I suspect that this claim and claim 6(e) were added to bypass existing prior art. I wonder, if someone made a work with TAB (or any other patent) before Microsoft was ever existed, does it imply to this work as well ? Ido Yes, unless he can prove it in the court of law. Ez. -- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Haifux] More MS Monkey Business [was: Re: [Haifux] Re: Microsoft registered a patent for switching between links via the 'Tab' key]
Hi FOSS Coleagues,
Here's some more MS monkey business to start out the new year:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/190801_openoffice15.html
Shanah Tovah,
- yba
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004, Ez-Aton wrote:
ik wrote:
Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 09:36:36PM +0300, Adir Abraham wrote:
The name of the patent - Discoverability and navigation of
hyperlinks via
tabs
Suggested patents: pressing an X box to close a window, pressing the
enter
key to start a new line, and even - pressing ctrl-alt-del to manually
restart (if possible) after a BSOD :)
The article about this is found here:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2978322,00.html
The full document of the patent is found here:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=6,785,865.WKU.OS=PN/6,785,865RS=PN/6,785,865
It appears that lynx is not a prior art to this patent, do to claim 3:
3. The method of claim 2 wherein, the visual indication is a curved
focus shape.
This patent is thus exteremly easy to bypass. Thus I suspect that this
claim and claim 6(e) were added to bypass existing prior art.
I wonder, if someone made a work with TAB (or any other patent)
before Microsoft was ever existed, does it imply to this work as well ?
Ido
Yes, unless he can prove it in the court of law.
Ez.
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[Haifux] Re: Microsoft registered a patent for switching between links via the 'Tab' key
On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 09:36:36PM +0300, Adir Abraham wrote: The name of the patent - Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs Suggested patents: pressing an X box to close a window, pressing the enter key to start a new line, and even - pressing ctrl-alt-del to manually restart (if possible) after a BSOD :) The article about this is found here: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2978322,00.html The full document of the patent is found here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=6,785,865.WKU.OS=PN/6,785,865RS=PN/6,785,865 It appears that lynx is not a prior art to this patent, do to claim 3: 3. The method of claim 2 wherein, the visual indication is a curved focus shape. This patent is thus exteremly easy to bypass. Thus I suspect that this claim and claim 6(e) were added to bypass existing prior art. -- Tzafrir Cohen +---+ http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir/ |vim is a mutt's best friend| mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +---+ -- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Haifux] Re: Microsoft registered a patent for switching between links via the 'Tab' key
Tzafrir Cohen wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 09:36:36PM +0300, Adir Abraham wrote: The name of the patent - Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs Suggested patents: pressing an X box to close a window, pressing the enter key to start a new line, and even - pressing ctrl-alt-del to manually restart (if possible) after a BSOD :) The article about this is found here: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2978322,00.html The full document of the patent is found here: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1Sect2=HITOFFd=PALLp=1u=/netahtml/srchnum.htmr=1f=Gl=50s1=6,785,865.WKU.OS=PN/6,785,865RS=PN/6,785,865 It appears that lynx is not a prior art to this patent, do to claim 3: 3. The method of claim 2 wherein, the visual indication is a curved focus shape. This patent is thus exteremly easy to bypass. Thus I suspect that this claim and claim 6(e) were added to bypass existing prior art. I wonder, if someone made a work with TAB (or any other patent) before Microsoft was ever existed, does it imply to this work as well ? Ido -- If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take. -- Finagle's Military Laws n45 -- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
