[Sigia-l] Re: Steve Jobs invented the hierarchical list???

[Todd R.Warfel]

Yes, but the way the patent reads, it's specific to a multi-media 
device that has playlists, artist info, etc....

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first list of user  
selectable items includes at least a playlists item, an artists item, 
and  a songs item.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein when the selected item is 
the  playlists item, then the second list of user selectable items 
includes a  list of configurable playlists.

6. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein when the selected item is 
the  artists item, then the second list of user selectable items 
includes a  list of all artists and a list of particular artists.

7. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein when the selected item is 
the  songs item, then the second list includes a list of all songs.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the transitioning is 
pathwise  bidirectional.

So, if your PDA or cell phone can do this, then either the patent 
probably won't be issued, if they were prior works, or future versions 
would have to be licensed from Apple.

On Mar 31, 2004, at 10:26 AM, Jake Cressman wrote:

> Yes, it applies only to portable multimedia devices, but still... My 
> cell
> phone uses hierarchical lists and so does my PDA, both of which are 
> portable
> multimedia devices.

Cheers!

Todd R. Warfel
User Experience Architect
MessageFirst | making products easier to use
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