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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. Yet another list-of-the-usual-oneliners by jurgenaut · · Score: -1, Redundant

    1. Become a lawyer
    2. Profit!!!

    I, for one, welcome our new all-patenting overlords.

    Does the digital imaging device run linux?

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of.. *sigh* I cant go on. I'm polluting the internet.