Microsoft beats Apple on patent
InternetNews | at | by Mike
The United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected a March 2004 patent application for Apple Computer's graphical interface for the iPod.
As reported by AppleInsider, Apple's patent for a "graphical user interface and methods of use thereof in a multimedia player" was rejected in July. The patent examiner cited an earlier application by Microsoft in the ruling. Apple did not respond to requests for comment.
The Microsoft patent in question covers a system of automatically generating playlists from media collections by "seeding" them with both desirable and undesirable items.