Apple working on a motion and gesture controlled 3D GUI for iOS

6. ghost__uwi posted on 12 Jan 2012, 12:06 1 4

just because u now saw it, does not mean it was not in the oven for a while just saying .

7. Timoh posted on 12 Jan 2012, 12:21 5 1

The same can be said for the other direction. The patent system in the us is first to file now though not first to invent. If it had been in the works for a while they would have filed it a long time ago and kept it under wraps like they have done in the past with other patents. It seems more likely they see the pantech being released soon and want people to think they thought of gesture control first.

Also, while not technically a UI, live wallpapers on android have been simulating 3D with the sensors and device position for well over a year now.

13. stealthd posted on 13 Jan 2012, 02:53 1 0

The patent system in the US is still first to invent until 2013, then the new law goes into effect.

Also patents get published 18 months after they're filed, so this wasn't something they just came up with.

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11. -RVM- posted on 12 Jan 2012, 17:28 1 0

http://www.nokiapower.com/index.php?showtopic=8816

12. Timoh posted on 12 Jan 2012, 19:56 0 0

Thanks for that. Makes it even worse.