2008.12.24.美國印第安納州一家小軟體公司Cygnus Systems一舉將Micresift、Apple和Google一起告上了法院，宣稱Micresoft的WindowsVista作業系統、IE8瀏覽器，Google的Chrome瀏覽器，Apple的MacOSX作業系統、iPhone以及Safari瀏覽器的圖像預覽技術均侵犯了該公司的US7,346,850號專利，該專利是一項在網頁瀏覽器和作業系統中普遍使用到的，在打開文件之前顯示圖片預覽的技術。
US7,346,850
Title:System and method for iconic software environment management
Filing Date: 2001.7.8.
Issue Date:2008.3.18.
Abstract:
A method and system for storing, navigating and accessing files within an operating system through the use of a graphical thumbnail representing the video display of the active document within the active application, and organized chronologically by the most recent file `captured`. Filenames, application names and thumbnail filenames are stored in an indexed file. The indexed file can consist of every document and application used during a session or categorically defined by project or tasks or personal preference. This also stores the application name and path eliminating the need to remember which application last edited the file and where the application is located.
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