The opponents of software patents are going to have a seizure over this.

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Of course, this main claim is refenced by a number of specific parameters.

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There is a second major claim in the patent describing the rig that it is referring to.

We can spare you, it defines a smartphone in very generic terms.

This is a very strong patent, well thought out, and with gigantic implications.

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Google just added a large stick to their armory.

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