Apple多點觸控專利初審被判無效

據報導Apple的多點觸控專利，USPTO重審後判定專利無效。
US7479949號專利共有20個請求項，權利範圍廣泛，保護的產品包括iPhone及iPad等產品的多點觸控螢幕的技術。

Smart的看法
Apple在多點觸控上的專利布局，花了很大的工夫，以這個專利來說，它的專利家族就有480個專利，而且它已經用來告Samsung及Motorola，如果未來，最後專利被判定無效定讞，這下就糗了！

參考網站
http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/12/us-patent-office-declares-steve-jobs.html

US7,479,949
Title : Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics
Filing Date : 2008.4.11.
Issue Date : 2009.1.20.
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display, applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command. The one or more heuristics comprise: a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command, a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a two-dimensional screen translation command, and a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.