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Ugh, no. Yes the patent was upheld. Yes, all the claims survived intact. No, the claims are not on "touch typing, multitouch"; they cover a very specific use of
by throwawaykf 13y ago
Ugh, no. Yes the patent was upheld. Yes, all the claims survived intact. No, the claims are not on "touch typing, multitouch"; they cover a very specific use of a heuristic to differentiate between scrolling and panning. No, it's very unlikely that it will allow "ban on most Android" devices. I think Samsung (and probably most Android vendors) have already worked around the claims.
As with all tech media discussion about patents these days, this article talks about what the patent "covers" without so much as an idea of what claims are.
- camus2 13y agoUnlikely doesnt mean impossible. A Few month ago it was unlikely Apple's patents were upheld. This could be a huge issue for any os that runs on a phone that uses the same multi-touch tech as the iphone. MSFT striked a deal , Google screwed up big time.
- Oletros 13y agoExactly why screwed up big time?
- camus2 13y agoBecause it seems Android is becoming a risky "enterprise" for OEMs, after the MSFT tax on Android, OEMs are not willing to pay an Apple tax. Google should have cleared any potential issue, but they are too bold. They tried when they bought Motorola but this strategy is not working that well.
- Oletros 13y agoAnd how they can clear any potential issue?
- Tyrannosaurs 13y agoI think the implication is that they work around the patents or license them. There are obviously a load of problems with that - the later is problematic as Apple have shown little interest in licensing much of this stuff. The former because some of them cover genuinely useful stuff that compromises the product if you remove it. They may also have decided that Samsung make fortunes so perhaps they could deal with this themselves...
- sp332 13y agoDevices weren't banned just for having rounded corners. They violated a design patent that covered interfaces which combined 5 specific design elements, one of which was rounded icons.
- reginaldjcooper 13y agoOne of my fondest hopes is that Apple and Google mutually assured destruct in a legal war, leaving plenty of space for Mozilla and Canonical.
- fastball 13y agoBecause Mozilla and Canonical have a much better track record when it comes to releasing game-changing products?
- discjockeydom 13y agoExactly. Furthermore, the claims are not limited to 'capacitive touch' screens and could in fact apply to gestures on any touch screen system, so a large part of the article is pointless and wrong.