Will the patent be violated if the user is allowed to record gestures himself?

Question

Law in IT

Another post just appeared, and the comment again mentioned “Slide to unlock”.

But what if you give the user the opportunity to record gestures himself? After all, if the user writes down the analogue of “Slide to unlock” itself, this is no longer a problem for the software developer, the user himself wanted it.

If the patent is not infringed in the previous case, how about the fact that the software will have some pre-installed gestures, which are just for example, and can be edited / removed, but similar to the same “Slide to unlock”?

Answer 1

It won't be a violation. You do not use a patented invention, and the user uses it, but for himself, and not for commercial gain.
Only now the user is lazy and this function will only complicate the device with useless, useless functionality. The more settings, the worse the software (in terms of usability and clarity) - I think.

Answer 2

From what I understand, you can't bypass it.
The patent does not specify what kind of gesture the user makes.
proof

Answer 3

May I thank you for posing this question. Thank you. I probably wouldn't have thought of it that way. The bottom line, I believe, is that the user himself becomes the initiator of the “assembly” of the system, and formally there are no patent infringements up to this point? I would like to see a generalization of this approach, to see ways to implement it. It's very interesting how far you can go...

Answer 4

Can split the system - offer the user to go to an "independent" site with a "library of gestures" and download the most "popular" ones?

Answer 5

Great idea Nazar! :)