Jan
24
2009
Patent app shows Acer’s plans for a mobile Internet device
Posted in: Intel, UMPC, aspire one, tags: acer, aspire, MID, mobile internet device, patent
We know Acer will soon be delivering its recently officialized 10.1-inch Acer Aspire 103 netbook, but after that, it’s not clear what other products the company will offer in the netbook category. Well, we have a somewhat informed answer now, courtesy of a patent application found on the USPTO web site pertaining to an Acer-designed mobile Internet device that we’ve got pictured here. This MID doesn’t come with a spec sheet in the patent application, but from its photos, we gather that it has a wide touchscreen display, dock connector, several ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack. If it features an Intel Atom processor at release, we wouldn’t be surprised. We’ll update you with more info on this find when we find them.
Via Electronic Pulp
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Looks like a totally frivolous patent of the kind that cause so much trouble lately. From the patent text (link given in electronic pulp) Asus’ innovation is
“CLAIM The ornamental design for a mobile internet device, as shown and described.”
A specific ornamental design would probably get a copyright, and certainly not a patent. The concept of ornamental design in computers has been around for years. Were exactly is the innovation then?