appleinsider.com - 1/27/2009
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Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience.
news.worldofapple.com - 1/27/2009
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news.worldofapple.com —
According to the US Patent Office Apple was
awarded patent number 7,479,949 on January 20, 2009. The...
patent which was filed on April 11, 2008 covers multi-touch and all associated gestures such as pinch, swipe and rotation. The patent is titled: Touch ...
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Apple Awarded Multi-Touch Patent
apple.com - 1/27/2009
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apple.com —
CUPERTINO, California January 27, 2009 Apple today announced
that Mark Papermaster will be coming to Apple as...
senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on April 24. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from ...
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Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice ...
engadget.com - 1/28/2009
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engadget.com —
Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt
at each other last week -- acting Apple CEO...
Tim Cook flatly told analysts that "We will not stand for people ripping off our IP" when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded ...
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Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis
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Apple awarded huge ‘multi-touch’ patent covering iPhone, iPod touch
MacDailyNews —
... interim chief executive Tim Cook recently promised to aggressively pursue any company or person who 'rips off' Apple's intellectual property, and this patent affords the Cupertino-based iPhone maker the footing it would need to mount any such defense," Spear reports. "Along with covering the iPhone, the patent filing is notable for referencing 40 other existing patents, and for naming Jobs first among its inventors." Much more, including patent illustrations, in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Don the ...
Apple's new weapon: awarded iPhone multi-touch patent
PalmAddicts —
... Sources are from AppleInsider & iPhone Atlas.
Finalmente Apple obtuvo la patente de pantallas multitouch
Celularis —
... Pre? (que fue anunciada el 22 de enero!)
En definitiva, es como si fuera un obituario para las otras tecnologías en pantallas sensibles al tacto que tenían pensado implementar pellizcos y gestos de los dedos entre sus funcionalidades, pues ahora los gestos de los dedos sobre las pantallas son propiedad de Apple, como vemos en estas gráficas o en cualquiera de las 300 páginas de imágenes.
Vía Apple Insider ...
Apple Awarded Patent on Palm Pre Gesture Area?
Digital Daily —
... A touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. Hmm. That sounds awfully familiar, doesn’t it? Where have I heard that before … Oh, I know, in ...
Apple wins comprehensive patent for iPhone, bares teeth at Palm
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... AppleInsider also notes that the patent covers features not seen on the iPhone, but interestingly are critical features of the Palm Pre. For example, Apple's patent mentions a touch-sensitive area that does not display visual output: a dead-ringer for the Pre's gesture area, separate from the touch screen. ...
Palm's sneaky use of holes in Apple's patent...I love it!
PalmAddicts —
... AppleInsider pointed out that "Interestingly, this is a feature Palm is already touting about its upcoming Pre handset. According to Palm's press release: "[The Pre has a] gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation." The gesture area is separate from the touch screen." [Read more] ...
USPTO rewards Multi-Touch patent to Apple
Tech Ticker —
Apple has finally been granted the multi-touch patent which was filed by them way back in September 2007. The US Patent No. 7479949 is very lengthy one spanning 358 pages and details each and every aspect of the multi-touch behavior.
So now it seems Tim Cook’s bold comment were not made for namesake. He has a legal document to back it. Palm, Meizu et al watch your back.
[Via AppleInsider]
Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Tracking minute steps of the ...
Apple’s Multi-Touch Patent: A More Realistic View [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... So Apple is finally awarded their multi-touch patent, and the hue and cry from the Apple Bashers is pretty loud. But not only Apple Bashers are worried, Daring Fireball had ...
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Perhaps adding teeth to Apple's recent comments that they would vigorously defend their intellectual property behind the iPhone, World of Apple notes that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded Apple the patent on their application titled Touch s...
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jkontherun.com 1/27/2009 — A sharp reader on jkOnTheRun points us to an article discussing the awarding of the multi-touch patent to Apple just a few days ago. This is the patent they filed last year that covers how they have implemented multi-touch on the iPhone and the new ...
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So Apple is finally awarded their multi-touch patent , and the hue and cry from the Apple Bashers is pretty loud. But not only Apple Bashers are worried, Daring Fireball had this to say :
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apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 1/27/2009 — Tim Cook must have known.
One day before Apple’s acting CEO told Wall Street analysts that his company would not stand for having its intellectual property “ripped off” — a remark clearly aimed at certain iPhone-like ...
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boygeniusreport.com 1/28/2009 —
Do you remember the day the iPhone was unveiled during Steve Jobs’ famous keynote at MacWorld 2007? You might recall him wowing the world with multi-touch features and following it up by saying Apple is going to patent all of it. Two very ...
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community.winsupersite.com 1/22/2009 — Dan Lyons finally takes on a very obvious problem : Apple has too many friends in the media and rather than be critical of the company, they simply suck up to Apple in return for "super-secret" access. Heads-up, Dan. It's old news. I've ...
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apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 1/20/2009 — On Wednesday, when Apple announces its fiscal 2009 first-quarter earnings, the business press will rush to report the key metrics: number of units sold for Macs, iPods and iPhones, as well as overall company sales, earnings, and gross margins.
But ...
Apple iLife '09 Shipping Today —
I4U News 1/27/2009
Apple has began shipping iLife '09 today, which offers major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand for $79 as an upgrade. The application is also being included with the purchase of new Mac computers.
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