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camiller · 03-29-2012, 10:15 AM

In so far as we use similar software on an iPad for my son this strikes rather close to home. One thing I can say is that the app in question would not have worked well for our son due to a bit more limited motor control, he would never be able to accurately touch one of those little postage stamp sized squares on an 8x15 grid. The software we use is TouchChatHD and we can make the grid anywhere from 1x2 and I don't remember the max but I think the largest we use with Caleb is 5x5.

Since there are a dozen or more AAC apps out there I am curious what features exactly the lawsuit contends are patentable and how this might affect the environment for these apps. I'll be following this closely.

03-29-2012, 10:15 AM	#42
camiller Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 1387630 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kobo Wireless	In so far as we use similar software on an iPad for my son this strikes rather close to home. One thing I can say is that the app in question would not have worked well for our son due to a bit more limited motor control, he would never be able to accurately touch one of those little postage stamp sized squares on an 8x15 grid. The software we use is TouchChatHD and we can make the grid anywhere from 1x2 and I don't remember the max but I think the largest we use with Caleb is 5x5. Since there are a dozen or more AAC apps out there I am curious what features exactly the lawsuit contends are patentable and how this might affect the environment for these apps. I'll be following this closely. Last edited by camiller; 03-29-2012 at 02:38 PM.