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E-Pass Can Resue Patent Case Against Palm

Posted by timothy on from the springtime-for-hitler-as-a-patent-case dept.

kisrael writes "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a patent held by E-Pass may have been infringed by Palm and other PDA makers even though their devices are larger than 'credit-card sized.' The 1994 patent describes a 'multifunction, credit card-sized computer that allows users to securely store a multitude of account numbers, PIN codes, access information and other data from multiple credit cards, check cards, identification cards and similar personal documents.'"

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  1. Dear E-PASS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's 2003, where is my credit-card sized device to store all my passwords, pin-codes and other similar personal information that you patiented in 1994? Oh, you don't have any engineers or expertise in designing such a device. Well I can dream too. I'm dreaming that you can bite my shiney credit-card sized ass.

    Sincerely,

    Bender

  2. Re:Man, talk about vague... by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    After all, the human brain is a "computer" that allows its user to "securely store a multitude of account numbers, PIN codes, access information and other data from multiple credit cards, check cards, identification cards and similar personal documents".

    And in the case of E-Pass executives, the human brain is credit card sized as well.

  3. Yikes! by joelsanda · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine the poor slob running a version of Linux on his PalmOS with a pirated MP3 file. SCO, RIAA, and E-Pass should coordinate their efforts.

    "May you litigate in interesting times".

    --
    The Luddites were ahead of their time.