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> When did Apple patent pinch-to-zoom? This video is from 1988. The video is from 1988, but it appears the work was around 1983. The pinch-to-zoom (on 'portabl
by wickedchicken 14y ago
> When did Apple patent pinch-to-zoom? This video is from 1988.
The video is from 1988, but it appears the work was around 1983. The pinch-to-zoom (on 'portable communication devices') patent[1] was filed in 2006, issued in 2010.
[1] http://goo.gl/gHgEB http://goo.gl/gHgEB
- EGreg 14y agoIf that is the case, what about the Jeff Han video which came out in 2006? Jeff Han was obviously working on it for at least a year before he gave that talk. Shouldn't that be obvious prior art? He talks about pinch and much more!