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Apple Applies for a Touchscreen Gesture Patent

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wild-speculation-for-discussion dept.

SuperMog2002 writes "According to an article in PC Magazine, Apple has submitted an application for a patent on "several methods of applying gestures to touch-sensitive input devices." Could there be a new form of tablet PC or PDA in Apple's future?"

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  1. Re:Prior Art Example... by Thumper_SVX · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And I'm afraid your stripes as an Apple apologist are showing. Why is it when files an obviously ridiculous patent, many of the slashbots here suddenly get up in arms... but if "Golden Child Apple" does the same thing, the apologists come out of the woodwork?

    This is just like the pantenting of the scroll wheel; there's an obvious case of prior art (the radio dial in my old 1972 Dodge Charger for example) where a wheel moves a linear guide, but people think the patent is "new and valid" because it applies to an electronic device.

    Sorry... I did read the patent... and I still don't make the distinction. It's a gesture-based interface using a touch screen. Like it or not, the prior art exists and is valid. This is a patent that would be unenforceable in a court of law.