2013年8月12日 星期一

ITC判Samsung侵權產品禁售

隨著歐巴馬政府否決ITC對Apple產品禁售的命令後,ITC這次是發出對Samsung產品的禁售令,理由是整合了兩次先前出初步裁定(preliminary rulings)作出一個最後裁定,認定Samsung產品侵害Apple兩件專利US7,479,949US7,912,501


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先前報導可以參考:http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2012/10/itcsamsungapple.html(另外兩個專利沒有列入禁售令的參考)

US7,479,949是一個Steve Jobs為第一發明人的Apple觸控基礎專利,先前曾經歷經再審核駁(re-examination non-final office action),目前正在答辯中,顯然是只有成功不許失敗。
涉及侵權的範圍為Claims 1, 4-6, 10, 17-20,其中列舉Claims 1, 4:

1. A computing device, comprising:
a touch screen display;
one or more processors;
memory; and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:
instructions for detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display;
instructions for applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device; and
instructions for processing the command;
wherein the one or more heuristics comprise:
a vertical screen scrolling heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command rather than a two-dimensional screen translation command based on an angle of initial movement of a finger contact with respect to the touch screen display;
a two-dimensional screen translation heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to the two-dimensional screen translation command rather than the one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command based on the angle of initial movement of the finger contact with respect to the touch screen display; and
a next item heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.

(捲動的手勢)4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein, in one heuristic of the one or more heuristics, a contact comprising a finger swipe gesture that initially moves within a predetermined angle of being perfectly vertical with respect to the touch screen display corresponds to the one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command.

US7,912,501是一個近標準的耳機偵測電路,也就是耳機插上手機或是拔除的偵測電路,這個行為會影響手機中軟體的運作,包括當耳機被拔掉也不至於一下子聲音被播放出來的窘狀。
涉及侵權的範圍為Claims 1-4, 8,其中列舉Claims 1, 8:

1. A system for detecting which type of plug is received by a portable electronic device, the system comprising:
a jack constructed to receive a plug selected from at least a microphone type and a non-microphone type, wherein the jack comprises a microphone connector electrically coupled to CODEC circuitry and microphone detection circuitry, a ground connector coupled to a ground source, a right connector coupled to the CODEC circuitry, and a left connector coupled to the CODEC circuitry, and wherein the ground connector is positioned between the microphone connector and either the left connector or the right connector;
the microphone detection circuitry operative to:
determine whether the received plug is the microphone type or the non-microphone type; and
provide a signal indicative of whether the received plug is the microphone type or the non-microphone type.(有沒有插上耳機的訊號)

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
a processor electrically coupled to receive at least the signal and a HEADSET DETECT signal.

這個ITC決定同樣會讓美國政府作出最後的裁決,但看來不會像之前否決對Apple禁售令的情況(http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2013/08/apple-v.html)。另一個考量就是,這次Samsung侵權不像是Apple面對基礎專利無法迴避的問題(後來Apple新的手機採用高通晶片,已經可以解決SEP專利侵權的問題),這些專利應該總是是可以迴避,因此Samsung一旦侵權就很難被否決禁售。


後記:
US7,479,949目前正在"再審"階段,Apple花了很大的力氣答辯,比如用一些圖與表證明引證案並沒有揭露的部份,如果審查委員手中有個iPhone,可以證明一下。Apple用圖表表示說明書中提到的各種實施例:





Ron
資料來源:FOSS Patents

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