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MS Seeks Patent On Virtual Fuzzy Dice

Posted by kdawson on from the scent-of-virtual-pine-sol dept.

theodp writes "Microsoft just published a patent application for an adaptive heads-up user interface for automobiles. It covers, among other things, virtual fuzzy dice that appear to move with automobile movements."

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  1. Obviousness Criteria by ThosLives · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hopefully this will fail the new obviousness criteria; note that it is still just an application. Basically, they are combining existing technologies in their obvious functionality: methods to change configuration information and display various information to vehicle operators.

    I don't see any innovation here at all; they are combining elements and the result is the expected result for combining those elements.

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    "There are a dozen opinions on a matter until you know the truth. Then there is only one." - CS Lewis (paraprhase)
  2. Re:queue microsoft crash jokes by somersault · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah - you can't use your brakes until you answer his questions.

    The questions use Microsoft's excellect speech recognition technology :) ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-112322121 7782777472 )

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    which is totally what she said
  3. Re:Arcades by Neon+Spiral+Injector · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sega's Rad Mobile had a virtual, fuzzy, Sonic dangling from the rear-view. He bounced and swayed with the movements of the car.