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Ngosuku lokugcina lukaMashi, enye impi enkulu yamalungelo obunikazi iqala e-San José, eCalifornia. Ngemuva kwesivivinyo sokuqala, esaqala ngo-2012 futhi saphela ngekwindla edlule, izinsimbi ezimbili zomhlaba wamanje wezobuchwepheshe - i-Apple ne-Samsung - zizobhekana futhi. Kuyini ngalesi sikhathi?

Icala lesibili elikhulu liqala ngoMashi 31 ekamelweni elifanayo lapho icala lokuqala laqala khona ngo-2012 futhi lagcina selifinyelele umvuthwandaba esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka. Ngemuva kokubalwa kabusha nokubalwa kabusha komonakalo, i-Samsung yagcina ihlolelwe inhlawulo yezigidi ezingu-929 zamadola.

Manje lezi zinkampani ezimbili zingena engxabanweni efanayo kakhulu, kodwa zizobhekana nezizukulwane ezimbalwa zamadivayisi amasha, njenge-iPhone 5 kanye ne-Samsung Galaxy S3. Futhi, ngeke kube yimikhiqizo yakamuva kakhulu evela kuzo zombili izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi, kodwa lokho akulona iphuzu kwasekuqaleni. Omunye noma elinye iqembu ngokuyinhloko lifuna ukuvikela futhi okungcono lithuthukise isimo salo emakethe.

Ngo-2012, ijaji eliholwa nguLucy Koh, osazophatha le nqubo, lahambisana ne-Apple, ekuqulweni kwecala okwalandela, futhi, kodwa isidingo esibalulekile sokuvimbela ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo ye-Samsung e-United States, lapho i-Apple inesandla esiphezulu. , yehlulekile kuze kube manje ngoba abakhiqizi bama-iPhones nama-iPads behlulekile. Ngalokhu, i-Apple yayifuna ukuvikela ukubusa, okungenani emhlabathini wasekhaya, ngoba phesheya kwezilwandle (ngokombono waseMelika) i-Samsung ibusa kakhulu.

Isivivinyo samanje simayelana nani?

Icala lamanje liwukuqhubeka kwesibili kwezimpi ezinkulu zelungelo lobunikazi phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Samsung. U-Apple wafaka icala lokuqala ngokumelene ne-Samsung ngo-2011, ngemva konyaka isinqumo sokuqala senkantolo safinyelelwa, futhi ngoNovemba 2013 sagcina silungisiwe futhi isinxephezelo esivuna inkampani yaseCalifornia sabalwa ngamadola ayizigidi ezingu-930.

Icala eliholele ekuqulweni kwecala lesibili, eliqala namuhla, lafakwa yi-Apple ngoFebhuwari 8, 2012. Kuyo, isole abakwaSamsung ngokwephula amalungelo obunikazi amaningana, futhi inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea ngokuqondakalayo yaphikisana nezinsolo zayo. I-Apple manje izophinde iphikise ngokuthi itshale umzamo omkhulu futhi ikakhulukazi ingozi enkulu ekuthuthukisweni kwe-iPhone ne-iPad yokuqala, okwathi ngemva kwalokho i-Samsung yafika futhi yaqala ukukopisha imikhiqizo yayo ukuze inciphise isabelo sayo semakethe. Kepha abakwaSamsung bazophinde bazivikele - ngisho namanye amalungelo abo obunikazi kuthiwa aphuliwe.

Uyini umehluko ngokumelene nenqubo yokuqala?

Ijaji lizobhekana ngokuqondakalayo ngamadivayisi ahlukene kanye namalungelo obunikazi enqubweni yamanje, kodwa kuyathakazelisa ukuthi izingxenye eziningi zamadivayisi we-Samsung i-Apple ethi inamalungelo obunikazi ziyingxenye yesistimu yokusebenza ye-Android ngokuqondile. Ithuthukiswe i-Google, ngakho noma yisiphi isinqumo senkantolo singaba nomthelela nakuso. Ilungelo lobunikazi elilodwa kuphela - "isilayidi ukuze uvule" - alikho ku-Android.

Ngakho-ke umbuzo uphakama ngokuthi kungani i-Apple ingamangaleli i-Google ngokuqondile, kodwa iqhinga elinjalo ngeke liholele kunoma yini. Ngenxa yokuthi i-Google ayenzi noma yimaphi amadivaysi eselula, i-Apple ikhetha izinkampani ezihlinzeka ngemikhiqizo ephathekayo nge-Android, futhi ilindele ukuthi uma inkantolo inquma ngokukopisha, i-Google izolungisa uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza. Kepha abakwaSamsung bazovikela ngokuthi iGoogle isivele isungule le misebenzi ngaphambi kokuthi i-Apple ibanike ilungelo lobunikazi. Bazophinde babize onjiniyela abambalwa abavela ku-Googleplex.

Yimaphi amalungelo obunikazi abandakanya inqubo?

Yonke le nqubo ibandakanya amalungelo obunikazi ayisikhombisa - amahlanu ngasohlangothini lwe-Apple namabili ngasohlangothini lwe-Samsung. Zombili izinhlangothi bezifuna abengeziwe enkantolo, kodwa ijaji uLucy Koh wayala ukuthi isibalo sabo sincishwe.

I-Apple Isola i-Samsung Ngokuphulwa Kwelungelo Lobunikazi Nombolo 5,946,647; 6,847,959; 7,761,414; 8,046,721 kanye ne-8,074,172. Amalungelo obunikazi ajwayele ukubhekiswa kuwo ngamadijithi awo amathathu okugcina, yingakho-ke amalungelo obunikazi '647,' 959, '414,' 721 kanye '172.

I-'647 patent isho "izixhumanisi ezisheshayo" isistimu ezibona ngokuzenzakalela emilayezweni, njengezinombolo zocingo, izinsuku, njll., "engachofozwa." Ilungelo lobunikazi lika-'959 lihlanganisa ukusesha kwendawo yonke, okusetshenziswa nguSiri, isibonelo. Ilungelo lobunikazi elingu-'414 lihlobene nokuvumelanisa kwasemuva ukusebenza, isibonelo, ikhalenda noma abathintwayo. I-'721 patent imboza "slide-to-unlock", okungukuthi ukuswayipha umunwe esikrinini ukuze uvule idivayisi, kanye ne-'172 patent imboza ukuqagela kombhalo lapho uthayipha kukhibhodi.

AbakwaSamsung babala i-Apple ngePatent No.

I-'449 patent ihlobene nekhamera kanye nokuhlelwa kwamafolda. I-'239 patent ihlanganisa ukudluliswa kwevidiyo futhi ibonakala ihlobene nesevisi ye-FaceTime ye-Apple. Okuxakayo ukuthi ukuze i-Samsung ibe nokuthile yokuzivikela ku-Apple, bekufanele iwathenge womabili amalungelo obunikazi kwezinye izinkampani. Ilungelo lobunikazi lokuqala elishiwo livela ku-Hitachi futhi latholwa ngabakwaSamsung ngo-Agasti 2011, futhi ilungelo lobunikazi lesibili latholwa iqembu labatshalizimali baseMelika ngo-Okthoba 2011.

Iyiphi imishini ebandakanya inqubo?

Ngokungafani nenqubo yokuqala, eyamanje ihlanganisa imikhiqizo eminingana esasebenza emakethe. Kodwa lena akuyona imikhiqizo yakamuva.

U-Apple uthi le mikhiqizo elandelayo yakwaSamsung iphula amalungelo obunikazi bayo:

  1. Admire: '647,' 959, '414,' 721, '172
  2. I-Galaxy Nexus: '647,'959, '414,'721, '172
  3. I-Galaxy Note: '647, '959,'414, '172
  4. I-Galaxy Note II: '647,'959, '414
  5. I-Galaxy S II: '647,'959, '414,'721, '172
  6. I-Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch: '647, '959,'414, '721,'172
  7. I-Galaxy S II Skyrocket: '647, '959,'414, '721,'172
  8. I-Galaxy S III: '647,'959, '414
  9. I-Galaxy Tab 2 10.1: '647,'959, '414
  10. I-Stratosphere: '647,' 959, '414,' 721, '172

AbakwaSamsung bathi le mikhiqizo elandelayo ye-Apple yephula amalungelo obunikazi bayo:

  1. iPhone 4: '239,'449
  2. I-iPhone 4S: '239,'449
  3. iPhone 5: '239,'449
  4. I-iPad 2: '239
  5. I-iPad 3: '239
  6. I-iPad 4: '239
  7. I-iPad Mini: '239
  8. I-iPod Touch (isizukulwane sesi-5) (2012): '449
  9. I-iPod Touch (isizukulwane sesi-4) (2011): '449

Izothatha isikhathi esingakanani inqubo?

Zombili izinhlangothi zinenani lamahora angama-25 okuhlolwa okuqondile, ukuphenywa ngemibuzo nokuphikisa. Khona-ke ijaji lizonquma. Ezivivinyweni ezimbili ezedlule (ezokuqala nezivuselelwe), uqhamuke nezinqumo ezisheshayo, kodwa izenzo zakhe azikwazi ukubikezelwa kusenesikhathi. Inkantolo izohlala ngeMisombuluko, NgoLwesibili nangoLwesihlanu kuphela, ngakho-ke singalindela ukuthi yonke into ibe isiphelile ekuqaleni kukaMeyi.

Ingakanani imali esengozini?

I-Apple ifuna ukukhokhela i-Samsung 2 billion dollars, okuwumehluko omkhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nabakwaSamsung, abakhethe iqhinga elihluke ngokuphelele lempi ebalulekile elandelayo futhi bafuna amadola ayizigidi eziyisikhombisa kuphela njengesinxephezelo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-Samsung ifuna ukufakazela ukuthi amalungelo obunikazi u-Apple abhekisela kuwo empeleni akanalo inani langempela. Uma abantu baseNingizimu Korea bebengaphumelela ngamasu anjalo, bebengaqhubeka nokusebenzisa imisebenzi ye-Apple enelungelo lobunikazi kumadivayisi abo ngaphansi kwezimo ezivumayo kakhulu.

Imuphi umthelela inqubo engaba nawo kumakhasimende?

Njengoba iningi lenqubo yakamuva ingasebenzi emikhiqizweni yamanje, isinqumo singase singasho lukhulu kumakhasimende azo zombili izinkampani. Uma isimo esibi kakhulu sohlangothi olulodwa noma olunye senzeka, ukuthengiswa kwe-Galaxy S3 noma i-iPhone 4S kungase kuvinjelwe, kodwa ngisho nalawa madivayisi ayayeka ukusebenza. Ushintsho olubaluleke kakhulu kubasebenzisi kungaba yisinqumo kuphela ekwephulwani kwamalungelo obunikazi yi-Samsung, okuzoqukethwe ohlelweni lokusebenza lwe-Android, ngoba lapho-ke i-Google kuzodingeka yenze futhi.

Ngabe inqubo ingabathinta kanjani i-Apple ne-Samsung?

Nalapha futhi, izigidigidi zamaRandi zihilelekile kulo lonke icala, kodwa imali isisendaweni yokugcina futhi. Zombili izinkampani zithola izigidigidi zamaRandi ngonyaka, ngakho-ke ngokuyinhloko kuyindaba yokuziqhenya kanye nomzamo wokuvikela izinto eziqanjiwe kanye nesimo semakethe ngasohlangothini lwe-Apple. AbakwaSamsung, ngakolunye uhlangothi, bafuna ukufakazela ukuthi baphinde basungule futhi abagcini ngokukopisha imikhiqizo. Nakulokhu, kuzoba yisibonelo esingenzeka kwezinye izimpi ezingokomthetho, ezizofika nakanjani.

Umthombo: CNET, Apple Insider
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