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It isn't. Which is why it has this line in it - [0046] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed descriptio
by ktizo 14y ago
It isn't. Which is why it has this line in it -
[0046] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention as claimed.
- roc 14y agoThe only things that matter with regards to patents, are the claims. That line, and the general and detailed descriptions can be ignored entirely.
- learc83 14y agoThe claims for the pinch-to-zoom patent are broad enough to cover pinch to zoom on any touchscreen.
- roc 14y agoThe claims as-filed, sure. But the USPTO doesn't generally update the published application to match the current document (including changed and struck claims) during the process. So it's entirely possible that wording didn't survive. In any event, it's hardly fair to judge a system based on the snapshot of a submission from before it had even gone through that system yet.
- learc83 14y agoYou can easily read all of that in the public PAIR database, it's not hard to find. Btw the wording did indeed survive, the patent as it stands is sufficiently broad to cover all pinch-to-zoom implementations on any kind of touchscreen.