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Online Rich Media Patented
An anonymous reader writes "Balthasar has been awarded a patent on "Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet" ( USPO 7,000,180). In an article at news.com the company claims that "The patent covers all rich-media technology implementations including Flash, Flex, Java, AJAX and XAML and all device footprints which access rich-media Internet applications including desktops, mobile devices, set-top boxes and video game consoles". The patent was filed on 9 February 2001, five years after the original Flash application, FutureWave Splash, was introduced in May 1996."
Can someone trump them with prior art in "the ability to delvier anything whatsoiever over the internet"?
(1.21 gigawatts) / (88 miles per hour) = 30 757 874 newtons
Maybe I should have the concept of 'awarding stupid patents' patented - it would make me filthy rich by collecting *lots* of royalties from the USPO.
Balthasar sues Everyone
Everyone fails to settle
Jury rules Everyone is infringing
Judge threatens to shut down Everyone
USPTO decides patent is invalid
Judge shuts Everyone down
Balthaser's own website is built using Flash, one of the technologies for which it claims a patent.
Man, I can't wait until this new technology is implemented. Just think; we'll have something to look forward to on the Internet besides all those cumbersome, hand-coded HTML pages. Hurrah!
In a world without walls, there is no need for Windows.
On second thought, insult to sharks. Sorry, guys.
Pining for the fjords
First violation post!!!!!