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2010-06-01
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a qw er ty screen keyboard for portrait sms
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by w00t
Nice, another US patent ...
From a quick search, here's at least one patent you should be aware of:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/71...scription.html
But do they really matter for developing open source? Since I'm not in the US I don't have to care about them. The software is not sold and doesn't come pre-installed with any N900.
(btw: Is "reading" patented?
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by gri
IMHO I think that everyone can create all app he wants. Patent is about an algorithm not about a feature. Perhaps thread title can deceive!
Nice, another US patent ...
But do they really matter for developing open source? Since I'm not in the US I don't have to care about them. The software is not sold and doesn't come pre-installed with any N900.
(btw: Is "reading" patented?
For example Windows implements media player but a lot of others players exists.
Later i will post already done features about my app (i need also a good name :P ) and planned ones.
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by gri
Selling or not selling doesn't matter, you're still infringing on their intellectual property (whether or not you believe in it), although being outside the US will likely make it easier, it won't make you invulnerable.
Nice, another US patent ...
But do they really matter for developing open source? Since I'm not in the US I don't have to care about them. The software is not sold and doesn't come pre-installed with any N900.
(btw: Is "reading" patented?
Regardless, this is all a bit offtopic for this thread, I just wanted to bring it up to make sure people stay aware of it. It *is* probably something to keep in mind.
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by w00t
This is an important part of projects,it isn't OT for me!
Selling or not selling doesn't matter, you're still infringing on their intellectual property (whether or not you believe in it), although being outside the US will likely make it easier, it won't make you invulnerable.
Regardless, this is all a bit offtopic for this thread, I just wanted to bring it up to make sure people stay aware of it. It *is* probably something to keep in mind.
I start from this idea (IMHO): replicate T9 behaviour is not infringing on their intellectual property; some years ago i have to write a simple algorithm like this for one of my university course and on the web is easy find simple algorithms that works like T9 (with less features surely).
I want to underline again that my app doesn't implements original and patented T9 algorithm and that i don't know a line of code about it. The code of my app is taken from my mind and from some qt tutorials
Motorola implements iTap that is similar to T9 and perhaps also HTC has a proprietary algorithm.
I will post an alpha release this evening or tomorrow, i have a pairs of things to change. If i will notice that this infringe some copyrights i will remove it.
Who wants test application needs to prepare a text file for building dictionary in her own language.
the file must have one word for line and not include spaces or symbols: only a-z characters lowercase. ATM it only manage these characters. I tested it with 60.000 words file and all works good
PS if you post files here i can add it to deb files
Last edited by realsportcars; 2010-06-01 at 18:39.
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by realsportcars
Whether you break a patent or not has nothing to do with "knowing the method".
I want to underline again that my app doesn't implements original and patented T9 algorithm and that i don't know a line of code about it. The code of my app is taken from my mind and from some qt tutorials
Anyway, I'd be pleased if you release a shared library and a program separately - I think many of us would be interested in a vertical keyboard which looks same accross multiple programs
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2010-06-01
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Originally Posted by gri
I miss a thing...why my app break a patent? cause it allows user to write a message iterating on a dictionary? Or cause it use alphanumeric keyboard for input? Or what else?
Whether you break a patent or not has nothing to do with "knowing the method".
Anyway, I'd be pleased if you release a shared library and a program separately - I think many of us would be interested in a vertical keyboard which looks same accross multiple programs
Please explain me because i really don't understand!
Thank you!