Another example of patent abuse.
This patent is very much like claiming that drawing a line in the sand with your finger i.s.o using a stick is a new invention.
Pressure sensitive screens have been invented ages ago and people have been using their fingers as pointing/touching/scrolling devices since the beginning. The old iPaq and palm pda's just provided a stylus as one of the input options. In what essential characteristic is Apples "invention" a new and unique extension of technology ?
The problem with patents at the moment is that , in stead of "stimulating and protecting innovation" as its protagonists claim, it has become a method of stifling innovation. One can't avoid doubting the level of technical competence in the patent office....
