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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: A rather interesting patent from AppleRe: A rather interesting patent from Apple
From: Dave Chapman <dave_at_dchapman.com>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 10:54:30 +0100 Linus Nielsen Feltzing wrote: > John Bauman wrote: > >> Here's a new patent that Apple just received that I think people here >> (especially blind users) might find interesting: >> http://tinyurl.com/qwzux > > > It's especially interesting, since Rockbox implemented Voice UI in early > 2004, while the patent was filed in september 2004. > > Perhaps even more amusing is that the Rockbox voice UI works on iPod > even before Apple. :-) Yes, but Apple also filed another patent in July 2003 (before Rockbox's implementation) for a general Voice UI (i.e. voiced menu entries): This is mentioned in paragaph [0001] of the above patent application - that original patent is here: http://tinyurl.com/zggj5 So whilst I'm sure prior art exists, Rockbox doesn't predate the initial patent application, just the extension to pre-generate voice clips based on filenames/tags. Dave. Received on 2006-05-05 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |