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Online Rich Media Patented

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-mine-now dept.

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."

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  1. How vague can it be? by Ginger+Unicorn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can someone trump them with prior art in "the ability to delvier anything whatsoiever over the internet"?

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  2. i can see it coming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    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

  3. How ironic by stubear · · Score: 4, Funny

    Balthaser's own website is built using Flash, one of the technologies for which it claims a patent.

  4. 70% of oceans shark free by Flying+pig · · Score: 3, Funny
    Because 70% of all sharks now working for software parent companies.

    On second thought, insult to sharks. Sorry, guys.

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