US patent class 345: computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
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Prior art on Microsoft patents asserted against Barnes & Noble and Motorola
I was wondering whether there was sufficient prior art for some of the patents that Microsoft is using in (what I consider) strong-arming Android manufacturers? Most of those seem to have been ...
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Prior art for screen that rotates based on orientation
Patent application #20040201595, filed April 11, 2003, describes a screen that rotates based on orientation. Here is its claim 1:
A method for orienting a display image, said method comprising the ...
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Prior art for RIM double tap spacebar to insert period and capitalize next character
US Patent No. 6,396,482 - Hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs
Looking for prior art related to claim 16:
A method of inputting characters into a mobile ...
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Could Apple's recent patents be based on prior art?
Some of Apple's patents, I am pretty sure are based on Prior art some of these include:
Patent US 7844915. Here is its claim 1:
A machine implemented method for scrolling on a touch-sensitive ...
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Idea that is similar but not identical to an existing patent: how do I evaluate the novelty?
I came up with an idea similar to this one (us20070091093) around the same time and I've read this patent pretty thoroughly. They cover a large part of what my idea is, but I have differences in ...
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Laptop with extendable USB-powered I/O device
Re: US20080316176 A1
Is this invention novel and patentable?
1. A laptop computer system having an extended touchpad functionality, the system comprising:
a base having a media bay, the ...
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How could a patent have an extremely broad claim?
US patent application 2004/0249303 appears to patent everything… including everything that is 3D and has 'subregions'. How is this patentable? What problem is it solving?
Claim 1 is:
A method ...
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How does Apple's patent differ from Microsoft HEL?
How does the patent application US 2011/0037768 “System for Emulating Graphics Operations” filed by Apple (filing date Oct 15, 2010) differ from Microsoft's DirectX/DirectDraw HEL (Hardware Emulation ...
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Prior art for double-tap to zoom in a structured document / web browser
Apple has patented (US7864163) the behaviour in Mobile Safari whereby double-tapping zooms in just enough to fit on the screen the particular box of content that was tapped.
A ...
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How can Apple patent flexi screens?
According to my reading of http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/apple-patents-in-screen-speakers-flexible-displays-and-tactile-keyboards-for-future-iphones-and-ipads/, Apple patented flexi displays. How ...
