Apple now owns page turning. In other news all books banned. - Polidicks

[quote]If you want to know just how broken the patent system is, just look at patent D670,713, filed by Apple and approved this week by the United States Patent Office. This design patent, titled, “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface,” gives Apple the exclusive rights to the page turn in an e-reader application. Yes, that’s right. Apple now owns the page turn. You know, as when you turn a page with your hand. An “interface” that has been around for hundreds of years in physical form. I swear I’ve seen similar animation in Disney or Warner Brothers cartoons. (This is where readers are probably checking the URL of this article to make sure it’s The New York Times and not The Onion.) Apple argued that its patented page turn was unique in that it had a special type of animation other page-turn applications had been unable to create. The patent comes with three illustrations to explain how the page-turn algorithm works. In Figure 1, the corner of a page can be seen folding over. In Figure 2, the page is turned a little more. I’ll let you guess what Figure 3 shows. Of course this isn’t the most seemingly obvious patent Apple has been awarded in recent years. The company has also been granted patents for an icon for music (which is a just a musical note), the glass staircase used in the company’s stores – yes, stairs, that people walk up — and for the packaging of its iPhone. The patent to own the page turn was just one of 38 patents granted to Apple this week. Among the others there was a “Skin tone aware color boost for cameras,” “Location-based categorical information services” and a “Consistent backup of electronic information.” The page-turn patent was filed in December 2011, but was approved this week. It claims three inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill, Stephen Lemay and Mikio Inose. Apple in the past has filed multiple suits against smartphone makers in the United States for infringement of other Apple patents.[/quote] Source: [url]http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/apple-now-owns-the-page-turn/?smid=go-share[/url] [editline].[/editline] Shit late, how did i miss the first thread?! Can a mod please close this.

At least it isn't for all page turning animations,but if it is: NUKE APPLE [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG] NUKE PATENT OFFICE [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG] NUKE PATENTS [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG]

Apple are turning into Abstergo.

Here is my preditction, more and more companies will try to patent more and more stupid things. This will be followed by said companies suing each other to high heaven and a few of them going out of business. This will continue until 1 or 2 companies becomes ultra powerful and start suing anyone (including small family run businesses & even individual people) who 'infringe' on their patents. This will in turn lead to a revolution of some kind and a major change in the patents system. Either that or the powers that be will intervene before it gets that far and change it.

oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck, I just turned a page in my math textbook please don't sue me apple, if my mom finds out you sued me she'll take my computer away

[QUOTE=EzioAuditore;38492307]Apple are turning into Abstergo.[/QUOTE] In that case: NUKE ABSTERGO?! [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/confused.gif[/IMG]

fuck you apple

[QUOTE=Staneh;38492345]fuck you apple[/QUOTE] That's pretty rude, bro

[QUOTE=Staneh;38492345]fuck you apple[/QUOTE] Dear sir, I am a representative of iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc. Contact has been made with you regarding the use of the word "apple" in a post composed on the date November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve) on the domain "www.facepunch.com". Use of the word "apple" without being granted permission by Apple™, Inc. is a violation of patent number "Steve Jobs" filed by Apple™, Inc on the date of November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve). You are being notified in circumstances such that, if the domain "www.facepunch.com" is not deleted by November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve), iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc; will file an intellectual properties lawsuit with the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court regarding your unauthorized use of copyrighted diction. Many wishes, iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc.

[QUOTE]This design patent, titled, “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface,” gives Apple the exclusive rights to the page turn in an e-reader application. Yes, that’s right. Apple now owns the page turn. You know, as when you turn a page with your hand. An “interface” that has been around for hundreds of years in physical form. I swear I’ve seen similar animation in Disney or Warner Brothers cartoons.[/QUOTE] this is badly worded, whoever is writing it is doing it so it sounds like apple is patenting turning physical pages for humor or shock value or doesn't understand the "animated graphical user interface" bit

If I ever get within 10m of a apple employee I will punch them in the gut.

[QUOTE=laserguided;38492671]If I ever get within 10m of a apple employee I will punch them in the gut.[/QUOTE] Careful they might have patented that.

[QUOTE=Zerohe;38492607]Dear sir, I am a representative of iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc. Contact has been made with you regarding the use of the word "apple" in a post composed on the date November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve) on the domain "www.facepunch.com". Use of the word "apple" without being granted permission by Apple™, Inc. is a violation of patent number "Steve Jobs" filed by Apple™, Inc on the date of November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve). You are being notified in circumstances such that, if the domain "www.facepunch.com" is not deleted by November 17th, 2012 (Two-thousand and twelve), iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc; will file an intellectual properties lawsuit with the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court regarding your unauthorized use of copyrighted diction. Many wishes, iLaw™, an intellectual properties firm acting on behalf of Apple™, Inc.[/QUOTE] Did you ask the company before mentioning their name?

I hope they won't patent shit. Okay my iPad fucking crashed when I loaded this page.

[QUOTE=IPK;38492248]At least it isn't for all page turning animations,but if it is: NUKE APPLE [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG] NUKE PATENT OFFICE [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG] NUKE PATENTS [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-science.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

I know this is late but you can't patent animations. The first developer who patents all types of walking animations will automatically be sued by every other game company out there.

I should patient the letter e... Watch all the money roll in.

[QUOTE=digigamer17;38493217]I hope they won't patent shit.[/QUOTE] Considering the quality of their products, they already patented that.

[QUOTE=Best4bond;38493464]I should patient the letter e... Watch all the money roll in.[/QUOTE] Patent P because apple has 2