Apple gets patent on "slide to unlock"

[JS80]

Just another stolen tech Apple claims as their own! That multi-billion cashpile must hire the best laywers and the best grease for US Patent office.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Tj-KS2kfIr0

This prior art makes this patent worthless.

 

[dmcowen674]

Apple gets patent on "slide to unlock"
wth..... patents for every little thing..... are they really innovations?

who has the patent on "pushing a button to cause an action on a device"??? that guys got to be rich by now

Out of control the U.S. is

 

[Patranus]

This prior art makes this patent worthless.

What do lasers have to do with a touchscreen?
(hint: nothing)

 

[JS80]

What do lasers have to do with a touchscreen?
(hint: nothing)

Underlying technology is meaningless. If it had any heavy weight, then it's easy enough to make slight variations to the Apple method and get your own patent.

Fact is, the slide to unlock concept was "invented" long before Apple filed for this patent. It is unlikely they will pursue royalties for this patent. If they do, they will lose.

 

[wirelessenabled]

What's next? A patent on clicking a button? Assholes. By assholes, I mean lawyers and legal departments in general, and the people who think this kind of shit is really original. This is just another case of too much Steve Jobs, not enough Steve Wozniak.

+1 The Woz was/is the true genius:biggrin:

 

[rudder]