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  • Analysis: Neonode Patented Swipe-to-Unlock 3 Years Before Apple

    02/20/2012 3:13:38 PM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 11 replies
    Daily Tech ^ | - February 20, 2012 12:49 PM | Jason Mick (Blog)
    Sorry Apple, you did not invent swipe to unlock [This is an editorial/analysis piece.] When I initially searched the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database and Google Patents, I missed something very interesting in the war [1][2] between Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Android's "Big Three" -- Google Inc.'s (GOOG) new acquisition Motorola, HTC Corp. (TPE:2498), and Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KS:005930) -- regarding swipe-to-unlock intellectual property. Neonode Inc. (NEON) appears to be the first to patent this technology, holding a claim I missed. I. Neonode Beat Apple to the Patent Punch by 3 Years As I pointed out in an...