Prior Art to Universal Search Patent

Posted by Zecharixs on July 4, 2012 12:26 am 13

This is Apple's patent. It was filed in 2000 but only granted in December 27, 2011, which explains why Apple didn't go after the Nexus S with this patent.

http://www.google.com/patents/US8086604

This is the 2001 patent that does the same thing.

Update: Correct Link posted.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=p4oIAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=6,324,534&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_7vzT97LGOTh0QGEwpm5Bg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA

There is also a 1996 precedent for something very similar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogpile

So if any iFans ask for some proof of prior art, here it is! And I hope Google knows about these too!