Sony Ericsson has Patent before Apple iphone
7 February 2007 by axxxr A patent filed in 2004 and issued to Sony Ericsson on 1st August 2006 appears to discuss, in some detail, how a mobile phone could alter the screen from portrait to landscape depending on the handset orientation.
The screen on the iPhone was one of the most exciting features. To see it automatically rotate as you changed the handsets angle was magical, now it seems Sony Ericsson had the idea years ago. The patent appears to be discussing the method by which an images could be dynamically resized and rotated rather than the technology behind the orientation sensors. The key statement is in the diagram below. "A single display can be used, for example in portrait mode while terminal functions are being used and in landscape mode while imaging functions are being used. The change between the two orientations can be accomplished automatically. In some embodiments, the capability is also provided to process an image for assignment to a terminal function, where the image has at least one display attribute that makes it at least partly unsuitable for use with the terminal function. The processing may include resizing, cropping, and/or rotating the image. This processing can be accomplished for example, so that a landscape image can be viewed conveniently in a portrait orientation." source:mad4mobilephones Complete Patent
Comments On 11 Feb 14:00 Alan wrote Surely this feature has been in Canon Ixus cameras for years? On 10 Feb 12:45 Ce wrote Apple doesn't need to worry. Having a P990i SE doesn't even know how to accept a phonecall using a button On 9 Feb 11:00 antichrist wrote bogdan1978buc,it's all about marketing On 9 Feb 09:31 Kulorex wrote I think suing apple is one thing but the major thing SE should focus now, is how to implement this technology that would beat the iPhone On 8 Feb 20:34 Finn wrote As far as I know, Apple has not claimed they have a patent for this. Finnish MyDevice mobile phone had this same (automatic) functionality several years ago. On 8 Feb 18:17 Monkey09 wrote Sue Apple! On 8 Feb 17:57 MatthiePesessecom wrote Sony-Ericsson had the idea and implemented it with a mechanical trigger (opening the flip for example) independent of the position of the device, landscape or not. Apple's build in technology is using a microchip who will detect the position of the device and is not a mechanical detector, so no problems for Apple,.. Mac OS X is simply clever and does not have software bugs like most smartphone do :-D On 8 Feb 15:22 Sean wrote It'd be very hard to prove that Apple nicked this idea. It's a very obvious idea once you merge cameras & phones, and as someone else has pointed out, it's already occurring on other devices. You can't patent an idea, only a method or technology. On 8 Feb 11:39 bogdan1978buc wrote If they had the patent 2 years ago, why doesn't p990, w950, m600 has the technology? How long do we have to wait? A decade? On 8 Feb 06:02 hanugro wrote Konica Minolta and Sony dSLR has already got this technology so it only a matter of time before SE put it inside mobile phone. On 8 Feb 05:20 sEfan wrote ...the iphone saga continues... On 8 Feb 03:50 prom1 wrote Then why does Apple have MULTIPLE patents for all technologies used in the iPhone that were granted to Apple more than 2yrs ago? On 8 Feb 03:04 deconstruct wrote Ha! I think SE have lost their way. The P800 really was the first all-screen phone, but the P990 is a mess. Suing Apple is not the way to outshine the iPhone; beating the iPhone on its own terms is. It's not beyond SE to make something like the LG Shine with UIQ. Too many dumb but pretty phones, and ugly but smart phones huh? On 8 Feb 02:50 Ashlars wrote SE should sue Apple fast! They should not let themselves be outshone. On 8 Feb 02:33 kahmeelop wrote all of a sudden sony ericsson is starting to shine. 1st was the N93 style now apple iPhone On 7 Feb 23:42 dayz wrote cool.. sue apple then |
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