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I could'a sworn I did an earlier post on this, but....
The patent is far more specific than the article implies. In fact, it's pretty much a patent on the Kindle 1 and that's about it.
The article only quotes the summary; it's followed up by numerous illustrations of the Kindle 1, and pages of specific details. The patent specifically cites a "vertical" secondary screen that is parallel to the main display and uses a cursor, an asymmetrical design, etc etc.
No one is likely to get sued over this patent.
The US patent system may not be perfect, but this is not an example the problems of that system. If anything, it's an indication of sloppy blogging that is more interested in pageviews than in accuracy.
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