Comments on: Firm claims Apple’s Siri, Google devices violate 1998 speech patent

By: Catu

Catu — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:51:46 +0000

Why would you sue a company that can’t pay? The point of the trolls is to extort money w/ their BS lawsuits.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:56:46 +0000

Mac OS 7.5.1 had voice recognition. This troll is D.O.A.
Even had an easter-egg: http://www.eeggs.com/items/512.html
/facepalm

By: Set55

Set55 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:12:34 +0000

Apple had a thing called “PlainTalk” in early 90ies and one of the things it did was control computer via speech

By: Steve Auerweck

Steve Auerweck — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:51:39 +0000

I had oral input on and control of my Apple II computer in the Eighties. Was it good? No. Did it function? Yes.

By: Kobe Wild

Kobe Wild — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:15:14 +0000

he’s got no chance. there are ton’s of prior art and ton’s of patents owned by other company on the same Idea.

By: Stephen Klein

Stephen Klein — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:17:11 +0000

HAL pretty obvious prior art…or at least fuel for obviousness. This suit a waste of legal hous.

By: gautamonline

gautamonline — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:15:34 +0000

Wow. This one seems legit.

By: Neal

Neal — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:20:55 +0000

Umm, I remember having a very nice microphone supplied by Apple in the mid 90′s, before Steve Jobs came back. The microphone allowed a person to command the Mac to do stuff like open files, or start applications, get the time, etc. how these people got a patent for something that was PRACTICED before their patent application, is amazing to me!

By: everythingeverywhere

everythingeverywhere — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:10:45 +0000

There is prior art. It is called Star Trek.

By: David

David — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:48:00 +0000

I thought patents had to display original thought. This one just seems to rehash an idea, controlling computers by talking to them, that’s been around since at least 1968 with the release of 2001: A Space Oddysey. Can I go back through all the old Sci Fi movies and patent anything that looks cool?