Creative Awarded U.S. Patent On User Interface For Portable Media Players

Creative Technology, the Singapore digital entertainment products maker, today announced that it 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 arch rival 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 awarded on August 9, 2005.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news6135.html">Creative Awarded U.S. Patent On User Interface For Portable Media Players</a></p> <p>Creative Technology, the Singapore digital entertainment products maker, today announced that it 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 arch rival 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 awarded on August 9, 2005.</p>