Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

is this for real? you can't even extend the research without paying?

Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

Unfortunately, yes. Which is how genetic research companies (such as Monsanto) are able to become so incredibly rich: by patenting every single thing they discover or make. Anyone who wants to actually do something with it has to pay them.

Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

The patent must be invalidated in the US as well, based on the prior art.
See this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-KS...layer_embedded


The funny thing is, I remember reading about the Neonode before even it was released, and that there was hype building up about it -- and then suddenly it faded away. Seems that the iPhone stole a lot of its thunder, as well as a few seminal ideas...

I applaud Google for pissing all over the broken patent system. If not them, manufacturers in Asia are going to do it anyway. If you have an invention, make a product, sell it and profit -- or go pound sand.

Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

i think the whole patent system s**ks especially slide to unlock, clock designs, GUI interface or bla bla ... jus a big lol for them making this stuff patent...

i think; then everything shown on a fiction film should be patented because they had that idea or vision before anyone else did...

Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

Go team USA!

Re: Apple Patented "Slide to Unlock" - Question for older NIT owners
 

Just another example of how the patent system is broken and how corporations just slow things down.

Yay.