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> In a separate case being heard in Munich, the court backed Apple's claim that Motorola had infringed its patent on what happened when users scrolled to the en
by scrrr 14y ago
> In a separate case being heard in Munich, the court backed Apple's claim that Motorola had infringed its patent on what happened when users scrolled to the end of a page, document or list - a technology known as "overscroll bounce" or "rubber banding".
That is also what the Chrome browser does..
- shrikant 14y ago"...in a smartphone" is the new "...on a computer".
- tobias3 14y agoI wonder how they plan to win that one, given that there are no software patents in Germany. (Only if software is used in connection with a "technical" invention)
- tveita 14y agoTo be clear, Apple already did win that case: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/14/motorola-mobility-recall-android-tablets-smartphones http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/14/motorola-mo... Nothing about that makes sense to me, but that's patents for you.
- tobias3 14y agoI'm confused as well. Every claim of the patent begins with "A computer-implemented method..." so it is definitely a software patent. I think this is just for damage and they have to counter-sue for invalidility separately.
- motti 14y agoHTC has a variation on this in HTC Sense 4 where lists stretches rather than bounces - i.e. the gaps between the list elements get progressively wider to mimic pulling an elastic band that is fixed on one end. I'm guessing they do that too avoid directly copying Apple's UX. It achieves the same goal of proving a real world effect to subtly indicate to the user they can scroll no further.