Mobile Music & The Ipod Frenzy

Creative Technology Ltd. has been awarded U.S. Patent 6,928,433, which Creative is referring to as the Zen Patent. The Zen Patent was awarded to Creative for its invention of the user interface for portable media players, including many of the Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox MP3 players, and found in some competing players, such as the Apple iPod and iPod mini. The Zen Patent covers the user interface that enables users of portable media players to efficiently and intuitively navigate among and select tracks on the players. Creative applied for the Zen Patent on January 5, 2001 and it was awar ... (more)

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