[Swordmaker]

The strange thing is that Immersion's Patent which they assert against Apple iPhone 6, 6s, 6 plus and 6s Plus, itself cites numerous Apple Haptic patents as antecedents to their patent. . . including some that are for what they assert Apple is infringing. There is lots of prior art in the Haptics world that I doubt these will stand up.

They are claiming that Apple is infringing sending a signal from one device, the iPhone to another, the Apple Watch, to instigate a Haptic event. However their patent specifies a gesture on the originating device which instigates the sending of the haptic event on the second device. I cannot think of that happening on my paired Apple Watch except on pairing, but that is not a gesture either.

After that, the haptic occur on receipt of phone messages, turn by turn map directions, phone calls, or alerts. No gestures on the phone do it.

Perhaps they are intending the patent infringement to mean that a phone call from another iPhone is the gesture that might initiate a vibration on the target callee's iPhone, but that has been enabled since the first iPhone was demonstrated. Also, the iPhone 5s will also work with the Apple Watch. So what are they talking about? And what is this about "stored effects" which is necessary to all of the patents in suit.

[Swordmaker]

Immersion files suit against Apple, AT&T, and AT&T Mobility, inc. asserting that all three are infringing their patents on Haptic feedback with the Apple iPhone 6, 6s, 6 plus, and 6s plus, as well as all models of the Apple Watch. Immersion has also filed a complaint with the FTC demanding an immediate ban on importation of all Apple models of those devices for infringing their patents. Apple has haptic patents predating Immersion's work on haptics, and one they are asserting against the iPhones actually cites Apple's patents as prior art! -- PING!

Apple hit by Haptic feedback patent suit by Immersion
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