XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux, alt.conspiracy   
   XPost: alt.windows   
   From: raiar@bbs.galilei.com.nospam   
      
   Hi Don   
      
   I STILL would like to see the actual claims!   
      
   For example, Handheld WHAT?   
      
   I have several HTs that require, short press, long press, double press   
   short and double press short/long, to activate certain functions.   
      
   Short press lights the backlit LED display (Or turns unit on if off).   
   Long press turns unit off.   
   Double short brings up user menu.   
   Double press short/long brings up system menu.   
      
   And that's just ONE of the keys, many others work similarily to   
   perform certain features of the units.   
      
   In other words, the 'prior-art' has been in existance for a long time   
   concerning hand held devices!   
      
   TTUL   
   Gary   
      
      
      
   don groves <(. (@ dgroves ccwebster) net)> verbositized:   
      
   >On 01 Aug 2004 18:03:48 EDT, Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Impossible!   
   >>   
   >> In order to apply for a patent it had to be done within 1 year of   
   >> inception.  Double clicking has been around for decades!   
   >>   
   >> There is also the matter of "Prior-Art", double clicking is   
   >> 'prior-art'!   
   >>   
   >> Regardless of what is stated in the description ONLY the claims   
   >> themselves are enforceable, the claims 'claim' what is actually   
   >> patented.   
   >>   
   >> If they did get such a patent, I would love to see what the CLAIMS say   
   >> is really patented!  As they probably won't apply at all to double   
   >> clicking using a mouse, telephone switch or anything else that has   
   >> been in use for decades.   
   >>   
   >> TTUL   
   >> Gary   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   >It should be impossible but US patent law has gone down the   
   >tubes. There is prior art since at least 1976+ when Zerox   
   >PARC started developing windowing and mouse systems.   
   >   
   >The patent is for "using a single button to launch apps by a   
   >combination of long, short, or double clicks" and apparently   
   >is limited to handheld (limited capability) devices, not   
   >desktops or laptops (thank god).   
   >--   
   >dg   
   >   
   >Do you really want to delete Windows? (Y/Y)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)