I have sketchbooks with drawings like this that are at least 5 years old. I'm positive there are thousands of wanna-be and real industrial designers with the same.
How can Apple get a patent on a obvious idea like this?
It's worth bearing in mind that hardware patents are as much about the method as the execution. Just having a rough idea for "screen which recoils a bit when pushed" doesn't really cut it.
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I have sketchbooks with drawings like this that are at least 5 years old. I'm positive there are thousands of wanna-be and real industrial designers with the same.
How can Apple get a patent on a obvious idea like this?
They are Apple...
I agree, I invented something similar for a computer science project back in 98 that gave onscreen, tactile feedback to blind computer users.
I may have to look into registering "prior art" or whatever they call it.
It's worth bearing in mind that hardware patents are as much about the method as the execution. Just having a rough idea for "screen which recoils a bit when pushed" doesn't really cut it.
JSut because they filed for it, doesn't mean they'll get it. Go ask Amazon.com. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9799269-7.html
If they do get it, it must have something unique about it to get passed...