Game Industry Hit with AVG Graphics Patent ‘690 Suit

Text of ‘690 Patent
American Video Graphics, LP (“AVG”) has asserted that approximately thirty defendants in the gaming industry have infringed one its patent(s) that cover 3D panning and a zooming technology.

Sources: CNet | The Register pt 1 | The Register pt 2 | ars technica | ZDNet | USA Today | Planet GameCube | OnlyPunjab.com | IGDA Wiki Entry on ‘690 Topic

See also: IGDA’s call for ‘690 Prior Art