And can you name one instance of Apple enforcing a patent that would prevent any other product from being made. Most of Apple patents can be avoided just by doing it your own way instead of Apple's way. Does android violate this patent? Nope it does it a different, albiet similar way. Does not being able to slide to unlock cripple the phone industry? I don't think so.
Umm your not allowed on/. if you don't no the diference between a kernel and an OS. And Darwin is only Based on FreeBSD.
Access the internet from a mobile device? Then your probably using Web-Kit which Apple poured huge amounts of work into turning KHTML into the the master of standards compliant web browsing for all. How evil of them.
And lets face it Apple created the smartphone race. No one today would consider what came before the iPhone a smart phone anymore. Before Apple smartphone=phone that reads email. after smartphone=computer in your pocket.
Actually I don't think most android phones if any use this process. Thought there can be variances as most of the phone interfaces are done by the handset maker, i assume usually switching to an app on a android during a call involves holding the home button to return to the home screen and selecting the app. This would be quite different from Apple's patented interface.
and you did all that without using a hardware button right. Cause This is a patent for an interface/process that is on a touchscreen only and allows you to go directly back to the call from any app.
Sort of the point of the patent is they tried to make it simpler than using the same interface as switching between apps. That's sort of reasonable as you might figure that people that use an app during a phone call use it quickly to find one piece of info then switch back to the call quickly.
Your missing the fact that this patent has nothing to do with that. However when your creating one of the first phones that uses only the touchscreen for an interface the process the user will use to switch back and forth is not obvious. Apple's solution to that issue is what is patented.
Late for your anger management class? Apple filed a patent on its work it's what companies do. and lets face it if you don't somebody else will and sue your ass.
Oh for Christ sake will stupid bloggers and bad journalists stop making dumb comments and posts about patents that are completely false.
Apple has not patented using apps during calls. This is a user interface patent relating to the process the user goes through to switch back and forth between a call and an app.
Come on SlashDot this was nothing but troll bait. The article title is a complete lie !
"But what about that viral 'Dear Sophie' commercial, asked Flock, in which a father creates a Gmail account for his baby daughter and uses it to send her photos, videos, and messages that chronicle her growing up? 'The implied understanding,' replied a Google spokesman, 'is that the girl in the story does not have access to the account, but that she will have access to it "someday."'"
Um isn't giving the password to your account to someone else a TOS violation....and isn't using someone else's name to set-up an account also a TOS violation?
It would be easy to mod a plane to use Hydrogen. real issue is the fluids in the hydraulic systems.
Still You think someone would take up the challenge to redesign a plain for the Antarctic environment. A lot of issues to overcome but certainly not impossible.
Yes actually Apple is very Defensive with its patents. Have you ever once heard of Apple going after a patent violator that wasn't using it on a product directly competing with Apple. If Apple ever went offensive the courts would run red with blood. Now Trademarks and Copyright they are much more proactive with.
This is not present in-app purchasing or in-app purchasing in general. It is purchasing from within the app from an external source with external information but without actually leaving the app. I think the crux of this is you could buy something via an add in an app without leaving the app itself.
And remember the new rules are if you dont patent it somebody else can and sue you for your own idea and you have no defence.
Prior art means nothing anymore. ------ First to file, remember !
And anyone that thinks this is Apple attempting to control everything is crazy. This is Apple making sure someone else doesn't patent it and pull a Lodsys.
Hey what this says is circumventing DRM is a violation of a civil contract with the rights holder and not a violation of the copyright itself. That would mean you can only be held responsible FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES. It would be very hard if not impossible for anyone to establish any damage from an individual breaking DRM for fair use. It's the copyright laws that have the outrageous statutory damages.
Netbooks never really were the solution people wanted because there still not usable casually. There still just a small notebook that really needs to be on a stable flat surface. To small for a home computer since a few dollars more will get you a desktop with a nice big screen and not convenient enough on the go. They were just a stopgap till the iPad.
What state do you live in. Safety permits are required for all ages for any vehicle bigger then a bicycle in michigan, on road or off.
Note most drunk driving laws apply to anyone in control of a motor vehicle either on a public road or not. Why you can be arrested before you even leave the parking lot.
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it's called Siri
And can you name one instance of Apple enforcing a patent that would prevent any other product from being made. Most of Apple patents can be avoided just by doing it your own way instead of Apple's way. Does android violate this patent? Nope it does it a different, albiet similar way. Does not being able to slide to unlock cripple the phone industry? I don't think so.
Umm your not allowed on /. if you don't no the diference between a kernel and an OS. And Darwin is only Based on FreeBSD.
Access the internet from a mobile device? Then your probably using Web-Kit which Apple poured huge amounts of work into turning KHTML into the the master of standards compliant web browsing for all. How evil of them.
And lets face it Apple created the smartphone race. No one today would consider what came before the iPhone a smart phone anymore.
Before Apple smartphone=phone that reads email.
after smartphone=computer in your pocket.
Nope those 5 other browsers I have on my iPad don't exist...was all my imagination.
Actually I don't think most android phones if any use this process. Thought there can be variances as most of the phone interfaces are done by the handset maker, i assume usually switching to an app on a android during a call involves holding the home button to return to the home screen and selecting the app. This would be quite different from Apple's patented interface.
and you did all that without using a hardware button right. Cause This is a patent for an interface/process that is on a touchscreen only and allows you to go directly back to the call from any app.
Sort of the point of the patent is they tried to make it simpler than using the same interface as switching between apps. That's sort of reasonable as you might figure that people that use an app during a phone call use it quickly to find one piece of info then switch back to the call quickly.
Your missing the fact that this patent has nothing to do with that. However when your creating one of the first phones that uses only the touchscreen for an interface the process the user will use to switch back and forth is not obvious. Apple's solution to that issue is what is patented.
Not better, just smarter and with better toys.
Late for your anger management class? Apple filed a patent on its work it's what companies do. and lets face it if you don't somebody else will and sue your ass.
Well when dealing with a user interface the fact that its a touchscreen is pretty valid.
And the standard additions are - "on the web" and "on a device"
Oh for Christ sake will stupid bloggers and bad journalists stop making dumb comments and posts about patents that are completely false.
Apple has not patented using apps during calls. This is a user interface patent relating to the process the user goes through to switch back and forth between a call and an app.
Come on SlashDot this was nothing but troll bait. The article title is a complete lie !
"But what about that viral 'Dear Sophie' commercial, asked Flock, in which a father creates a Gmail account for his baby daughter and uses it to send her photos, videos, and messages that chronicle her growing up? 'The implied understanding,' replied a Google spokesman, 'is that the girl in the story does not have access to the account, but that she will have access to it "someday."'"
Um isn't giving the password to your account to someone else a TOS violation....and isn't using someone else's name to set-up an account also a TOS violation?
It would be easy to mod a plane to use Hydrogen. real issue is the fluids in the hydraulic systems.
Still You think someone would take up the challenge to redesign a plain for the Antarctic environment. A lot of issues to overcome but certainly not impossible.
sounds like an ideal xprize project
Yes actually Apple is very Defensive with its patents. Have you ever once heard of Apple going after a patent violator that wasn't using it on a product directly competing with Apple. If Apple ever went offensive the courts would run red with blood.
Now Trademarks and Copyright they are much more proactive with.
This is not present in-app purchasing or in-app purchasing in general. It is purchasing from within the app from an external source with external information but without actually leaving the app. I think the crux of this is you could buy something via an add in an app without leaving the app itself.
And remember the new rules are if you dont patent it somebody else can and sue you for your own idea and you have no defence.
First to file means prior art means nothing in a patent case. It doesn't matter who did it first just who thought to patent it first.
Note - We must realize that the combination of first to file and software patents is a death sentence to open software and individual innovation.
Prior art means nothing anymore. ------ First to file, remember !
And anyone that thinks this is Apple attempting to control everything is crazy. This is Apple making sure someone else doesn't patent it and pull a Lodsys.
Why is Flood your only good album!
Science and Faith never conflict.
Science answers the question How?
Faith answers the question Why?
Religion on the other hand just says "Because I said so"
Hey what this says is circumventing DRM is a violation of a civil contract with the rights holder and not a violation of the copyright itself. That would mean you can only be held responsible FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES. It would be very hard if not impossible for anyone to establish any damage from an individual breaking DRM for fair use. It's the copyright laws that have the outrageous statutory damages.
Extortion as a business model. Go directly to jail do not pass go.
And yes boys and girls this is extortion and it is illegal.
Netbooks never really were the solution people wanted because there still not usable casually. There still just a small notebook that really needs to be on a stable flat surface. To small for a home computer since a few dollars more will get you a desktop with a nice big screen and not convenient enough on the go. They were just a stopgap till the iPad.
They couldn't afford a midget?
What state do you live in. Safety permits are required for all ages for any vehicle bigger then a bicycle in michigan, on road or off.
Note most drunk driving laws apply to anyone in control of a motor vehicle either on a public road or not. Why you can be arrested before you even leave the parking lot.