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Apple Granted Patent For Slide To Unlock

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 25, 2011 @09:13PM from the slide-to-unlock-a-can-of-worms dept.

generalhavok writes "The United States Patent & Trademark Office has approved Apple's patent on the slide to unlock gesture used on iOS devices. Interestingly, this patent was earlier dismissed in Europe due to prior art. With many Android phones using a similar slide gesture, it will be interesting to see how this new patent will affect the patent wars between Apple and Android vendors."

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Re:Whats next, patent to use your hands by Kokuyo · 2011-10-25 21:39 · Score: 3, Funny

You truly thought we were an intelligent species? Really, now?
Re:I've got a gesture for the patent office... by DeathElk · 2011-10-25 22:04 · Score: 2, Funny

To the US Patent Office
At least since the Carter administration... by procrastinatos · 2011-10-25 22:46 · Score: 1, Funny

I slide to unlock my wife. Now searching the attic for my Betamax home videos so I can demonstrate prior art.
It infringes on my patent.... by Lumpy · 2011-10-25 23:40 · Score: 4, Funny

Lick to unlock.
It's not as popular, but I can call their patent a ripoff of mine!

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