apple Apple Patents Folder Creation Formula, Spells Trouble for Android

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http://www.muktware....trouble-android

Software patents suck and shouldn't be allowed. Even Gnome 3.8 uses folders. I hope they lose this like the "Slide to Unlock" patent.

[techbeck]

Don't worry, I am sure Apple will use this if they think they can get something out of it.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

how the hell can a patent like this even be allowed to be created

on another note if Apple tries to attack Android with this (either directly or indirectly again) the patent will most likely be invalidated due to being prior art IN android

[Pupik]

The system is so broken, it's not even funny anymore. How the **** this gets approved?

[Eric Veteran]

They should totally patent the command line since AppleDOS was text-based.

[HawkMan]

umm they haven't patented folders. they have patented the creation of "folders" on multi touch devices by dropping on item on another. something I actually believe they where first with so...

[duddit2]

umm they haven't patented folders. they have patented the creation of "folders" on multi touch devices by dropping on item on another. something I actually believe they where first with so...

Sense is not allowed on the internet!

On a serious note, this patent should be allowed as its very specific (in that they are patenting the method of creating a new folder by dropping one item onto another on a multitouch device). This is specific enough for others to be able to make their own system of creating folders on a multitouch device (maybe a long hold and an options box popping out).

[ViperAFK]

umm they haven't patented folders. they have patented the creation of "folders" on multi touch devices by dropping on item on another. something I actually believe they where first with so...

Still an absurd patent of a super obvious idea, this is why software patents should not exist.

[HawkMan]

Still an absurd patent of a super obvious idea, this is why software patents should not exist.

so obvious no one else did it until afterwards, conventional wisdom was that drag and drop like this launched the first file in the second app.

[fusi0n]

I kinda like the feature on the iPhone..

[Pupik]

so obvious no one else did it until afterwards, conventional wisdom was that drag and drop like this launched the first file in the second app.

Why are you so sure that Apple was the first? And aren't you supose to patent that **** before it's widely used?

This guy basically patented a tree branch, as an animal toy: http://www.google.co...tents/US6360693

Does it mean he was the first that used a real tree branch as a toy for his animal?

[Astra.Xtreme]

Read the patent, please:

http://patft.uspto.g...RS=PN/8,423,911

This is a very specific method for creating a folder using a touch screen. Yes, it's a bit general and silly that they can patent such a thing, but the question should be whether Google introduced this concept/feature before Sept 22, 2010.

[HawkMan]

Why are you so sure that Apple was the first? And aren't you supose to patent that **** before it's widely used?

This guy basically patented a tree branch, as an animal toy: http://www.google.co...tents/US6360693

Does it mean he was the first that used a real tree branch as a toy for his animal?

if they weren't then there's prior art and the patent is worthless. even worse, they just tipped off whoever did it first that they can patent it, they even wrote the patent for them.

[Growled Member]

The system is so screwed up.

[Argi]

The title of this thread should really be changed (going to report it) - it's overly sensationalist. As the linked article states, "Apple gets patents on folder creation on iOS, ..."

That is, specifically the mechanism that iOS introduced for dragging one icon onto another for creating a folder. Has anyone found prior art or is it just the Samsung camp getting their undies in a twist?

[Marshall Veteran]

Title edited so as not to appear to be misleading

[n_K]

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