Friday, November 11, 2011

Apple Wants to Patent “Hold and Swipe” Gesture

Apple Wants to Patent “Hold and Swipe” Gesture

Apple continues to churn out patent applications after the death of Steve Jobs and this one has been labeled as “absurd” by several tech blogs. The company is proposing to own a patent entitled “hold and swipe,” a gesture that is supposed to be applied on tablets and other media devices. The patent involves touching down on the display, on or off a specific object, wait a bit, and move the finger in whatever direction. Move it to the left, for instance, and the object goes with it.

Unfortunately for Apple, this gesture is nothing new as this has been done in games and apps.

Gadget.com

See also:
gadgeter, Apple Wants to Patent “Hold and Swipe” Gesture

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