Actually, Apple appears to be patenting tablet interface elements. This website shows illustrations from the patent including an animated gif of a gesture to enlarge a portion of a map.
New Apple Patents tablet at hrmpf.com
Posted by Dave at February 03, 2006 11:52 AM
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