Firm Sues Sony Over Cell Processor

An anonymous reader writes that earlier this month, Sony received word of a lawsuit from a Newport Beach company called Parallel Processing. They've filed against the electronics giant alleging that the Cell processor, used in the PlayStation 3, infringes on a patent they own. They've made the somewhat outrageous demand that every infringing chip (and console) be 'impounded and destroyed'. From the article at Next Generation: "The patent, 'Synchronized Parallel Processing with Shared Memory' was issued in October 1991. It describes a high-speed computer that breaks down a program 'into smaller concurrent processes running in different parallel processors' and resynchronizes the program for faster processing times ... Parallel Processing said that Sony's alleged actions have caused 'irreparable harm and monetary damage' to the company."

Comments

Huh?

[eclectro]

They've made the somewhat outrageous demand that every infringing chip (and console) be 'impounded and destroyed' You mean all 253 consoles?

Re:How would that work?

[techiemikey]

I would definately volunteer to have my (albeit nonexistant) PS3 destoryed if i could have a full refund for the system, accesseries, and games.

Re:How would that work?

[Aladrin]

I would volunteer if I could get original retail for all of it. (Especially since I didn't pay anywhere near that.)