Posts by neine10

Microsoft seeks patent on ebook page flip

prior art dating 20 years in a patent for page turning

there sure will be allot prior art on fingering, but seriouslymy company has been developing [age tunring software for 12 years, there is also a Japanese patent which is in place from some 20 years ago on page turning, it relates only to the Japanses market however you would have thought that Microsoft legal department would have conducted some checks prior to applying for this idiotic patents.

If this gets approved then to hell with the pattent office and screw the pattent system, I will beging to breach and disrespect all pattents.

flip album had that ability 9 years or so ago

Multiple pages being able to be turned at the same time was available many years ago - one company that comes to mind was the company that owned flip album - I think they even filed for a patent at the time but not sure if they were successful.

Our company took a different approach and we seked prior art to be able to squash any legal action which may be taken on a page turn. There is no chance that Microsoft can succeed with legal action if they succeed with the pattent application.

ave you lived in a cave

are you insane or just detached with reality !

page turns have been arround for 20 years or so - first one with in lotus notes - then a japanes patent - flip album, Desktop Author (DNL Format) - look at www.eBook.com and epagewiz, zinio and another 100 plus such flash apps.