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Amazon's Patent-Pending Price Checks

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the prior-arts dept.

theodp writes "On Thursday, the USPTO revealed that Amazon is back at the patent trough, this time for a System and method for obtaining information relating to an item of commerce using a portable imaging device. Sounds an awful lot like ScoutPal, which drew raves from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, doesn't it?"

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  1. Uh-oh! by Netsensei · · Score: 5, Funny
    1. Post about silly patents applied by Amazon on /.
    2. Get some pro- and contra-patent zealots engage into total battle
    3. ???
    4. Profit!