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Apple has filed its third patent infringement complaint in as manyyears with the U.S. International Trade Commission against rivalsmartphone maker HTC. The complaint was filed on Monday against HTC's latest devices,which Apple has alleged infringe on its "data tapping" patent, according to intellectual property litigation expert Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents . The latest complaint seeks an emergency proceeding targeting atotal of 29 devices for allegedly infringing on Apple's datadetectors patent. That invention, U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 , previously resulted in an ITC injunction against HTC Android phones in December. The handset maker quicklydeveloped what it said was a workaround to avoid infringement, butthe importation of smartphones was still held up at U.S. Customs for review. Now, Apple has argued that HTC is still infringing upon the '647patent, entitled "System and Method for Performing an Action on aStructure Computer-Generated Data." The invention outlinestechnology for automated detection of data such as phone numbers,e-mail addresses and hyperlinks. Apple's Advanced Technology Group invented "data detectors" in themid-1990s. The feature fist appeared in the Mac operating system,and allowed the OS to recognized formatted data, like a phonenumber, within an unstructured document, enabling a user to takeaction upon the data recognized. Apple has asked the ITC for an emergency proceeding and enforcementaction that would prevent what it believes is further infringementfrom devices like the HTC One X, Sensation 4G, Evo 4G LTE andIncredible 2. Apple's complaint also includes two screenshots from HTC's handsetsas evidence that the company has not ceased infringement of the'647 patent. They show an HTC One S presenting a user with theoptions to open a link in a browser, copy the URL, share the link,or send it to Facebook. Mueller noted that Apple's patented invention relates to certainoperations on data structures rather than just a user interfaceelement. "In other words, there can be a genuine dispute over whether HTC'snew implementation of the feature still falls within the scope ofthe patent," he wrote. "HTC apparently believes that it doesn't,while Apple believes that it does. The ITC will now have toevaluate the technology found in HTC's current products." Late last month, HTC handsets that were held up at U.S. Customsbegan trickling in to the U.S. for customers to purchase. HTC said in an announcementthat "some models" of its smartphones began arriving in America,but declined to say which models had passed inspection. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Electro Hydraulic Thruster Brake , Crane Control Panel for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Electric Trolley Hoist.
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