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RE: Bruce Perens and yet more patents

• To: "'Bullard, Claude L (Len)'" <len.bullard@i...>, 'XML Developers List' <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Bruce Perens and yet more patents
• From: "Featherstone, Richard" <Richard.Featherstone@b...>
• Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:58:50 +0100

From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:len.bullard@i...] 

>From what I am reading, the patent only applies to handhelds. 

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1
&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,727,830.WKU.&OS=PN/6,727,830&RS=P
N/6,727,830

"This invention relates generally to computer systems, and more particularly
to increasing the functionality of application buttons on a limited resource
computing device."

I'm no expert on these matters but 'limited resource computing device' can
be applied to many devices.  Does a mobile/cell phone with speed dial fall
foul of this patent?

It just worries me that a patent can be obtained for 'inventions' like this
and exactly what Microsoft may choose to due with such a patent.

Richard.




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