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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Jason @ Oct 25th 2007 11:57AM
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?
mikeypizano @ Oct 25th 2007 12:02PM
They are Apple...
Scott Culp @ Oct 25th 2007 12:18PM
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.
Alex Whiteside @ Oct 25th 2007 12:24PM
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.
Sean DL @ Oct 25th 2007 2:15PM
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...