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Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the makes-my-heart-hurt dept.

theodp writes "Among the patents awarded to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday was one for his invention of Error Processing Methods for Providing Responsive Content to a User When a Page Load Error Occurs, which covers displaying alternate web pages in response to HTTP 404 page-not-found errors. So is this the technology that causes Amazon's Home Page to be displayed when Bezos' MIA Patent Reform Page can't be found?"

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  1. Re:How stupid can the patent office be.. by Hatta · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Sure enough that you're willing to risk some sort of liability if you issue the patent and prior art is later discovered.

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