Leli zwe lamalungelo obunikazi kwesinye isikhathi liyinto exakile uma kukhulunywa ngokunikeza abanye, futhi ngaphandle kokuqhubeka, i-US Patent kanye neHhovisi Lophawu Lokuhweba. Usanda kuvumela ilungelo lobunikazi elifakwe yi-Apple kusistimu yokukhanyisa ophahleni ngokuyinikeza inombolo engu-9217247.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, angisho ukuthi akumangazi, ngoba umncintiswano unamandla futhi uyakwazi ukukopisha izici ezithile zobuhle ukuthi i-Apple ngeke ibe nentshisekelo yokubona ezitolo ezingezona ezayo. Kodwa-ke, ngokubona kwami kufanele kube nemikhawulo ethile ngoba, ngokwesibonelo, kulokhu akukho okusunguliwe, uhlelo "olusha" lusetshenziswa nje entweni esivele isunguliwe futhi okufanele isatshalaliswe ngokukhululeka.
Lolu hlelo kuhloswe ngalo ukuthi lufakwe ezizukulwaneni ezizayo ze-Apple Store njengoba kwenzekile kufayela le- I-Apple Store esanda kuvulwa eBrussels futhi nakwezinye izindawo ezintsha ze-Apple eCupertino. Ngokwako, ibizotholakala esakhiweni sophahla ngokwalo ngemishayo nangezitini phakathi, kufezekiswe ukukhanya okukhanyayo ebusweni bonke esikhundleni sokusebenzisa amaphoyinti wokukhanya angahleliwe noma ngamanye.
I-patent inikezwe ohlelweni oluphawuliwe lwophahla olusekela ukukhanyisa futhi olufaka isakhiwo sokusekela esilungiselelwe ukufakwa kuso zonke izinhlobo zamagumbi kuyo yonke indawo.
Ngokusho kwalowo owethulwe ku-patent, ama-panels ophahla angakwazi iya komunye umkhawulo uye kolunye uhlangothi yonke indawo kusetshenziswa wonke amapaneli adingekayo kulokhu, yize kungafakwa namabhande ensimbi anezindawo zokukhanya ezizimele ezizosebenza njengokuhlukanisa phakathi kwamapaneli nokuthi ungabona esithombeni esingenhla.
Ukugcina umfaniswano nobuhle obuhle, amapaneli ophahla angamboza iningi lawo, ngalinye lingobubanzi obufanayo futhi linokuhlukaniswa ngokulinganayo, liphazanyiswa ngokulinganayo ngamabhendi ensimbi anezindawo zokukhanya ezifakiwe ezizosebenza njengomkhawulo wokubuka phakathi kwephaneli elinye nelinye .