Web News: Apple Files Patent for Translucent Windows

scapegoat · 16-May-04, 02:39 AM

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	Apple filed a patent application for "Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for windows" on November 5, 2003, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as US Patent Application No. 20040090467 on May 13, 2004.

Iateronmly · 16-May-04, 03:13 AM

Uhh - didn't NVidia offer this ability to Windows users prior to Mac's OS-X where it was first offered on a Mac product?

psychofunk · 16-May-04, 12:02 PM

Very smart!......They'll make more money selling windows then they do selling computers.

zoom314 · 16-May-04, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by psychofunk


	Very smart!......They'll make more money selling windows then they do selling computers.

What type of car is this Chevy badge on?

Twizted · 16-May-04, 02:13 PM

*sigh* Looks like this is gonna be the year of the pattent wars...

CRE · 16-May-04, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by zoom314


	What type of car is this Chevy badge on?

Chevy Camaro concept for sometime around 2008 if I remember correctly.

edit: Oooops, forgot my main reason for replying. If you read the patent it covers translucent windows which increase in transparency the longer the window is idle, not simply transparent windows.

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16-May-04, 03:13 AM		#2 (permalink)
Iateronmly Smooth Operator	Uhh - didn't NVidia offer this ability to Windows users prior to Mac's OS-X where it was first offered on a Mac product?

16-May-04, 12:02 PM		#3 (permalink)
psychofunk Funky Psych-Hoe	Very smart!......They'll make more money selling windows then they do selling computers.

16-May-04, 02:13 PM		#5 (permalink)
Twizted Editor/Reviewer/LED Guru	sigh Looks like this is gonna be the year of the pattent wars...