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Microsoft Patents Keyboard Browser Navigation

Posted by timothy on from the pan-kisses-you-kiss-the-pan dept.

Scooby Snacks writes "It looks like Microsoft and the United States Patent and Trademark Office have done it again. It would appear that Microsoft, in their extensive R&D labs, have developed a way to control a web browser through the use of a keyboard. What's next, a method for displaying a plurality of running programs, each in its own defined rectangular viewing area?"

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  1. This is a duplicate article :-( by sycotic · · Score: 5, Informative

    link here

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  2. Redundant news by ubrkl · · Score: 3, Informative

    What's the point of posting this as news...? There's so much prior art (Lynx) that this patent will be thrown away as soon as someone challenges it.

    The story should be called: USPTO stuffs up again.

    NTSH, MA

  3. An outdated dupe... by Reorax · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not only was this story posted a few days ago, but the patent was filed seven years ago. I may hate Microsoft as much as the next guy, but seven years? C'mon people....

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  4. Re:Is there a group of Dupe Trolls? by DaoudaW · · Score: 3, Informative

    Good grief guys! RTFP

    The patent was applied for March 6, 1997, but it wasn't approved/published until August 30, 2004. Sorry, no coincidences involved, it's just a week old story which is about on par for Slashdot.

    Whoops, I pressed tab to preview my comment. Dang I hate to pay those M$ royalties!