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Re:HTC wins swipe to unlock patent dispute against Apple by rayiner on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @05:57PM (#4200934)
Touch versus stylus wasn't iterative. It was revolutionary. "Swipe to unlock" wouldn't even have been practical in the prior resistive touchscreen/stylus paradigm.
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Re:HTC wins swipe to unlock patent dispute against Apple by Jaecen on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @06:28PM (#4201004)
Apple didn't invent the touch paradigm, not even for "swipe to unlock", as demonstrated by the Neonode N1 mentioned in the ruling.
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