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New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by mschuster91 »

saturn8601 wrote: post #15
shrubble wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wasn't this idea used by Pierce Brosnan in one of the James Bond films? He was using a cell phone sized device to drive the Q-customized BMW, I think.

Yup! BMW 750iL In Tomorrow Never Dies(1997) [1]: https://youtu.be/gBcOBWq8J6w?t=36 On another note, I find that LCD screen and color pallet they used in the phone cooler looking than the dull flat design muck I am used to seeing everywhere. They basically took those old Green monochrome LCDs and acted as if those screens were naturally going to evolve into some sort of el type display as the next generation. They did…

The more iconic usage of remote control is in the same movie, later on in the car chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN63LoWs1XU

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by MrRolleyes »

throw0101a wrote: post #20
helsinkiandrew wrote: post #9

> The last patent Jobs applied for was the dramatic glass cube for the entrance to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York A patent for a glass cube! https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/28/89/c3/fd8ac1d...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design_right

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Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by scientific_ass »

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #5

It’s an interesting article, but I feel two ways about it, as it’s quite clearly an ad for the company. However, I respect that they don’t hide that. A lot of articles are really “stealth ads,” masquerading as “news,” so it’s refreshing to see these folks just come out and say it. It is also genuinely interesting and original subject matter, not just reflected text from another site.

Hello ChrisMarshallNY,

I know the author, thanks for sharing your views. I will share your feedback ahead. I do not think their intention is to advertise Apple because most of their articles are on analysis based on patent data.

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by jug »

helsinkiandrew wrote: post #9

> The last patent Jobs applied for was the dramatic glass cube for the entrance to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York A patent for a glass cube! https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/28/89/c3/fd8ac1d...

May sound ridiculous but still needs to be done to protect their identity from less reputable ripoffs that may otherwise just intentionally and exactly clone the design.

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by scientific_ass »

nullptr_deref wrote: post #2

Although this is informative article, I felt a little bad while reading the advertisement being shoved on. The sad part is the website doesn't work on mobile properly. And each link redirects to their internal website instead of original patent url. There is a patent ID and it is cool!

Hello nullptr,

Thanks for sharing feedback about website and content. I will share it ahead with the authors. I think it wasn't their intention to advertise Apple here but if it is feeling like an advertisement, then they sure can improve they way they have portrayed this analysis.

About their internal tool. I would be open to share your feedback about this as well if you share it with me.

Would be open to hear feedback from other readers too. Please reply to my comment and I can share it ahead. Thanks.

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by shapefrog »

onetimeuse92304 wrote: post #18
helsinkiandrew wrote: post #9

> The last patent Jobs applied for was the dramatic glass cube for the entrance to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York A patent for a glass cube! https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/28/89/c3/fd8ac1d...

When you learn to patent ideas every idea looks like a patentable idea...

You should patent that process.

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by michaelmcdonald »

guappa wrote: post #7
mschuster91 wrote: post #6

> Savant Systems, a Massachusetts-based home automation company, worked with Apple to create a mechanism for remotely controlling the motion of a vehicle using a wireless mobile device. They filed the patent application in 2014, which was granted in 2016. They submitted an updated patent in 2016, which was granted in 2019. Steve Jobs’s name was among the inventors in both these patents. How the fuck is this patent wo…

In the blues brothers 2000 (1998) elwood drove the bluesmobile with a remote. I think that's prior art.

In "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997) James Bond drives his BMW remotely via a cell phone. Now there are multiple instances of prior art.

EDIT: corrected which movie

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by netsharc »

scientific_ass wrote: post #24
ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #5

It’s an interesting article, but I feel two ways about it, as it’s quite clearly an ad for the company. However, I respect that they don’t hide that. A lot of articles are really “stealth ads,” masquerading as “news,” so it’s refreshing to see these folks just come out and say it. It is also genuinely interesting and original subject matter, not just reflected text from another site.

Hello ChrisMarshallNY, I know the author, thanks for sharing your views. I will share your feedback ahead. I do not think their intention is to advertise Apple because most of their articles are on analysis based on patent data.

I think he meant the article is an ad for GreyB:

> You can learn much about a company’s market value and upcoming business plans by analyzing patterns in its IP strategy. Being a pioneer in the IP R&D space, GreyB has the expertise and resources to help you cut through the noise and get actionable insights on a company or innovator.

Re: New Apple patents have Steve Jobs credited as an inventor

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Post by progbits »

jug wrote: post #25
helsinkiandrew wrote: post #9

> The last patent Jobs applied for was the dramatic glass cube for the entrance to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York A patent for a glass cube! https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/28/89/c3/fd8ac1d...

May sound ridiculous but still needs to be done to protect their identity from less reputable ripoffs that may otherwise just intentionally and exactly clone the design.

> needs to be done

No it doesn't.

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