Microsoft patenting multi-touch Screen, multi-touch gestures

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(Update: the patent is not granted, only recently released.)

Back in February 2010, Microsoft, applies to the number of patents related to touch screen gestures on the tablet. Many of them relate to the dual screen device, conjuring up images of slate courier times greatly anticipated. Other mainly framed gestures. These patents went public today, though they do not actually have been provided yet.

With the IP wars rage around the world, it's definitely worth taking a look at the technology that Microsoft is trying to claim. So off we go:

Off-screen gestures to create on-screen input:

This is pretty interesting. It basically brings the bezel into the equation, as gestures go. A patent provides the single touch gestures, multi-finger hand gestures and multi-finger gestures by various parties, all of which can run along the border, the transition from from the inside or the outside inside. Now all Microsoft needs for multi-toe various foot gestures and frame belongs to them. There is also mention of frame gestures, stirring up a drop-down menu.

We have already seen something similar to this on a BlackBerry PlayBook. The device wake-up Pavement you slide your finger up the screen bezel. -Mul'tizadacnost' requires the same gesture, but the party slate in the screen.

Radial menu frame gestures:

So, we have another patent related to the frame, this time dealing with a radial menu. It basically describes how access, navigation and use of a radial menu on the screen by using frame gestures. We haven't seen a lot of pie radial menu, with the exception of Microsoft Surface and a little taste of one in honeycombs in the browser. Honeycomb pie menu works by placing half of a finger on the screen, half on the front panel while the screen is only part of the device to receive input.

Multi-finger gestures:

However, another frame of the patent. But the last of the bunch, I promise. This really is very similar to the first there, but covers exactly what the name suggests: multi-finger gestures. It also covers the use of multi-finger gestures associated with one or more drawers exposable (and perhaps custom). It also disseminates gestures for use on a device with multiple screens.

And with this we can head on over to another package of patents completely focused on the multi-screen gestures.

Multi-screen Double Tap gesture:

This next patent focused mainly on classic double-tap, and how it is used on two-(or multi-) screen of the device. From what I understand, it looks like it handles double-tap as a way to transition to full-screen mode and Microsoft is calling "pocketing" knocked object. That's when the device uses a combination of cross display screen. However, if the device is in split-screen mode, double-tap displays knocked the image in full screen on one display and compressed, on the other.

Multi-Screen pinch and expand gestures:

Another classic touch gesture, but with the added awesomeness multi-screen system: pinch zoom. Unlike the double-tap a patent, it doesn't seem to be any mention of funky pinch zoom split screen commands. There's nothing really super new about it, except for the introduction of multiple screens.

Multi-screen bookmarks hold gesture

This is very interesting. This particular patent describes a way to bookmark certain "magazine" page on the device through a corner of the page history on the first screen, and perform a rolling motion on the second screen to confirm that the bookmark. We assume that the use of the term "inner page" refers to all content types. Then choose the link tab on the first screen and be identified by a log portion of the page, showing how the bookmark icon.

Multi-screen retention and page flip gesture:

Retention and page flip patent has to do with split screen viewing. By holding one finger on the screen whose content you would like to continue to view and run any movement of unspecified "input" on another screen content above the fold "will," while the content on another screen will change, or "flip".

Multi-screen retain and Tap gesture:

And last, but definitely not least we have the hold and use the patent. This one is the relationship between the two screens. In one case, a display object on the first screen and conversations will move second said object from the first screen on the second screen, right where you are. As another example, retention and TAP gesture can be used to copy the object held on the second screen. If the display object on the first screen happens to be a function and this function and the second screen will apply this function displays an object on the second screen.

Who knows when, if ever, these patents will be crowned with success? But Microsoft is trying to control technology, other designers tablet should take note of these patents. Especially if the multi-screen device in the works (read Sony).

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Microsoft: Windows phone mango, manufacturers just have to release it

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Well this is something new. Here in the tech world, we hear of delay after delay, but very few companies come out and say: ' Hey! We are ideally come earlier! "

Today, Microsoft was that company and the product was Windows phone 7 mango.

Peter Wissinger, Director of Microsoft's mobile business in the Nordic countries, today released an official statement on the status of mango in:

And for those whose Swedish can be a little rusty, translation:

"Now it's up to our manufacturing partners to release mango for our clients. Microsoft has full mango earlier than planned for producers. Feels good right now. "

(Shout out to WinMobile .se to identify statement first)

The only hanging: just because Microsoft finished mango earlier did not mean that its OEM partners are ready to rock and roll. Microsoft is currently in the list of hardware partners includes HTC, LG, Samsung, Dell, Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE Corporation, and, of course, Nokia. We already know that Fujitsu has something (probably a Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T) in the works, scheduled for early September, and at the end of June, we got a quick peek at the Nokia first mango Smartphone, the so-called "Sea Ray".

There is really no telling how long will it take to get them out of WP7 devices based on mango or when we could expect-mango devices to start to see updates, but the ball is out of Microsoft in court.

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Microsoft patents the flat slider phone form factor, multi-touch gaming mice

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We've seen a lot of interesting patents from Apple in the last few days, but Microsoft loves patent stuff too — and they were given only a bunch of nice little designs for mobile phones in a special format and some Kinect slider and mouse tech for download.

They are patenting a simple slider, of course. They are patenting several specific designs of the sliding mechanism, which, after you finish sliding action, keyboard and screen are mostly similar to the plane. "i.e., mainly the flush. Check this:

Potentially, the advantage is more comfortable typing experience. Many complained to recruit around G1's "Chin", and other phones with sunken keyboards have similar problems. My problem with the design as it is that additional loops and such may increase weight and sturdiness. The second design looks more interesting, however, reduce the display, rather than increasing the keyboard. That actually could work.

I'd like to see is some patents on the slider keyboard with keys that are actually fun to type on. Or maybe a slide-out keyboard for tablets that do not increase the weight of the thing at 500%.

Microsoft also received a patent that explicitly refers to Kinect is the definition of the potential of space to gestures and track user's movement within a cone. I wouldn't say this is particularly interesting, but if you are interested in Kinect and Microsoft for its implementation, it could make for some fun reading this weekend.

More up my alley, Microsoft has patented a method of interaction with games through multi-touch mice. I'm very surprised this patent came because the games just a form of software, and must be hundreds of patents in the game on the interaction of the software and multi-touch surface. Mostly I liked looking at patent because they use illustrations that times back in the days of yore when multi-touch mice were a novel proposal.

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OMG/JK: Argument over Google and Microsoft argument for patents

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This week's episode of OMG JK is a little disproportionate. There is simply not a ton of news this week outside a giant fight that broke out between Google and Microsoft on patents. Through this spirit, Jason and I get into an argument about the argument.

Is Google? Is it true Microsoft? They both look like huge asses?

We then proceed to talk a bit about the new functionality of Gmail Labs, which adds a third viewing Google in the Internet mail service. We mostly agree: it requires a lot of work.

Watch the above episode and find some relevant links to what we're talking about below. And Yes, I have a huge beard.

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Google rips Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, for "Bogus patents and heavy" Suffocate "Android

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In the past I have been critical of Google is trying to dance around directly calling out their competitors who are trying to actively screw them. Today, they no longer dance.

In the post, just put on the main Google blog Google SVP and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond takes shot after shot at Google's competitors. The name he calls Microsoft, Apple and Oracle. What is it all about? What else? Patents.

"I have worked in the tech sector for over two decades. Microsoft and Apple were always at each other's throats, so that when they get in bed together, you have to start wondering what's going on, "is the way Drummond kicks off my post. He goes on to lay out what he believes is "hostile, an organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, through fictitious patents."

He talks about not only the latest Nortel patent auction (which Google was lost during the Group's competitors, including Apple and Microsoft won) but Novell patent sale (which was also bought by the group, including Microsoft and Apple), Microsoft's insistance that Android OEM pay them $ 15 licenses for each device and Sue Barnes Noble &, HTCMotorola and Samsung. Patents were designed to encourage innovation, but lately they are being used as weapons, to stop it, "Drummond wrote.

While Drummond, said that their rival "anti-competitive strategy is driving up the price of patents on the market to insane levels, he believes the law will eventually prevail and this patent bubble will pop.

In this case, we thought it was important to speak out and make it clear that we are all determined to keep Android as competitive consumer choice, stopping anyone who tries to strangle him, "he notes, said that the Ministry of Justice is currently examining if Apple and Microsoft's acquisition of Nortel patents anti-competitive means.

"We also look at other ways to reduce anti-competitive threats against Android by strengthening our own patent portfolio. If we act, consumers may encounter cost increases for Android devices – and less options for their next phone, "is how to end this post.

Features. Their fighting words.

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Google threw a punch, Microsoft fires back with missile

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Earlier today Google came out swinging. Seemingly the patient continuously kicked in the face of patent issue, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, Google posted a blog calling out some of the competitors to Google for trying to use "bogus patents to destroy the Android. Chief among competitors, shouted was Microsoft. Drummond said that the software giant has been getting in bed with the other competitors hurt Google.

Among the accusations was that Microsoft has teamed up with Apple to buy old patents, Novell, implying that they did this to keep them from Google.

Microsoft will not take too kindly to that remark.

"Google says we purchased Novell patents to keep them from Google. Right? We asked them to bid jointly with us. They said no, "Brad Smith, General Counsel of Microsoft tweeted out in response.

Features. Just got real shit.

Just in case that wasn't enough, Frank Shaw, head of Microsoft communications, with the real heat. "Free advice for David Drummond – next time check with Kent Walker before you blog. , "Shaw tweeted, referring to another Google Senior Vice President and General Counsel. This Tweet was attached an image by e-mail, send Walker obviously Smith 28 October 2010. It reads as follows:

Brad-

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you — I got off to a 24-hour errors on the way back from San Antonio. After talking with people here, it sounds as though, for various reasons, a joint proposal is not feasible for us on this. But I appreciate your point and we are open for discussion of similar features in the future.

I hope the rest of your trip goes well and I look forward to seeing you again soon.

– Kent

Although this is only one instance, it really undermine Google the entire argument. Google is trying to create a template Microsoft teaming up with other competitors to Google for their damage. But the first instance was actually the result of Microsoft down, as shown in the Google email. It doesn't look good for Google.

Does this mean totally wrong Google and Microsoft fully right? Of course not. But this of course makes Google look pretty silly. And it reinforces what many observers think about Google position here: that they just weren't to the patent situation too seriously until recently, and now they're all up in arms about it.

God I love it when Google and Microsoft are those fighting in the streets.

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