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Boeing Granted Patent On Mobile Wireless Lan

Posted by Hemos on from the yay dept.

xoip writes "Boeing Corporation has been granted Patent number 6,990,338 Mobile Wireless Local Area Network and Related Methods. The Luddite Lounge questions the wisdom of granting a patent that leverages existing technology and grants protection based on the application of this technology."

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  1. The real question is ... by terrymr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who has a patent on installing wireless networks in non-moving objects ... like buildings and such?

  2. the Dr. Seuss answer by nekoniku · · Score: 5, Funny

    You patent wifi on a plane?
    I'll patent wifi on a train!
    I'll patent wifi in a box.
    I'll patent wifi with a fox!
    Plane, train, box, fox!
    Can I patent wifi socks?

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    "It's a wonderful idea. But it doesn't work." -- Tad Danielewski
  3. Retaliation by jd · · Score: 2, Funny
    I am LAN. LAN I am. Do you ping GREEN QoS and spam?


    That wireless LAN! That wireless LAN! I do not like that wireless LAN!


    Would you, could you, ping a plane? Would you, could you, ping a train?


    I will! I will! I will patent them on a plane, I will patent them on a train. I will patent LANs here and there, I will patent wireless everywhere!

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    It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)