That is exactly it. The patent being claimed is too broad and fits any rectangle with a screen and a bezel. So, yes, the tablet in the movie could fit the patent.

They could use it also to have their flagship phone. Just as they have Nexus One (HTC) and the Nexus S (Samsung), but may now have 100% control under how it is built. Having their "own" phone now hasn't driven others away, but has helped set the stage as to what you should get from a fully Android compliant phone.

Well, the corners are not rounded out, so Apple won't be able to get the same deal in Europe.

Don't know what exact event the parent was talking about, but it brought back memories of the guy at Heathrow Airport who was threatened with arrest unless he changed his t-shirt. The offending t-shirt showed Optimus Prime with a gun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1234193.ece

oops... I guess that makes sense, given that they are registering the "design", not the "invention", of a handheld computer.

Yeah, the description in the document under code 54 (i.e. Indication of the product) it literally just says "Handheld Computer".

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> and would probably be using a Live CD distribution of my favorite Linux.

See, that's a mistake. You need to use a Live CD of your LEAST liked Linux distribution:

"No, your honor, it could not have been me: anyone that knows me can attest that I would never touch SUSE with a ten-foot pole".

It happens in other countries, but use words like "bribing" and "corruption".

I once had a Sony PSP and an iPod stolen from my baggage on a Continental Airlines flight going out from Newark Airport (Yes, I should've taken them in my carry on, I had no space left and was overly trusting).

I complained to Continental Airlines and they basically said "Tough luck, we don't go through your baggage, it's the TSA. Take it up with them." They added "We do recommend our passengers to avoid putting any electronics in their baggage".

TSA has a form you can fill to file a complaint. It includes sending the receipts of your stolen objects and witnesses that confirm you did have them in your baggage and witnesses that confirm they were not there when you arrived. Then they supposedly "start an investigation".

I had lost the receipts of my items and being outside the US it was difficult to go to the store and try to get a copy. So I never submitted the papers. I did learn my lesson. Never put electronics in your baggage, it will come up in scans and become an excuse for someone to open it.