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Samsung experts: We don't infringe, and those patents are invalid anywaysSeveral computer science professors, including Kevin Jeffay of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, testify that Samsung's devices don't infringe Apple's various patents and that Apple's patents aren't valid. Kevin Jeffay, professor of computer science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, said that Apple's '647 quick-links patent is more limited than the company claims. The technology allows for the automatic detection of data that can be clicked, such as a phone number being sent to a dialer rather than having to memorize or copy and past the number. Apple's patent involves the use of an "analyzer server" to perform the action. Samsung devices, however, don't use an analyzer server for the browser and message, Jeffay said, and detecting and linking in Samsung devices are performed by the application itself. In addition, the Android Jelly Bean browser doesn't enable selection of detected text, he said. "In my opinion, they do not infringe," Jeffay said. (...) Along with saying Samsung didn't infringe, the experts also said there's no evidence of commercial success that can attributed to the patents. In some cases, Apple doesn't use the specific claims of certain patents in its iPhone, and in other cases, there's no proof people bought the iPhone for features such as slide-to-unlock, they said. The experts also determined Apple's patents aren't valid. "What I'm saying is the patent office didn't have the information in front of it to make the right decision [when it granted Apple a patent for universal search]," Rinard said. (...) Most Samsung features that Apple says infringe are items that are a part of Android, Google's mobile operating system that powers Samsung's devices. All patents except one, called "slide to unlock," are built into Android. Apple has argued the patent-infringement trial has nothing to do with Android. However, Samsung argues that Apple's suit is an "attack on Android" and that Google had invented certain features before Apple patented them. (...) Samsung, meanwhile, has accused Apple of infringing US patents Nos. 6,226,449 and 5,579,239. The '449 patent, which Samsung purchased from Hitachi, involves camera and folder organization functionality. The '239 patent, which Samsung also acquired, covers video transmission functionality and could have implications for Apple's use of FaceTime. |
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