>> > no, t9 is patented in it's entirety. >> >> what exactly is patented that could not be reimplemented? >> >> - the system of numbers and characters per key is afaik a well known >> standard (and dating from long before the mobile era) >> - hitting the key several times to select a specific symbol was done >> long >> before t9 came up >> - completing a word from a dictionary based on the already available >> string is done by several keyboard apps (even xvkbd afaik) w/o violating >> any patents > > the last bit is patented. matching it to a dictionary (when combined > with the > first 2). this is the patent. when combined with a numberpad and key > combinations per number - to use a dictionary to auto-guess the key you > wanted > without having to cycle through all keys with multiple presses on a key.
sounds to my like a combination of prior art and triviality -- but probably no one has time or money to dispute it ... _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community