NAT certainly complicates the use of this protocol, but then which is more evil: H.323 for putting addresses inside the protocol or NAT devices, which break the end-to-end philosophy of the Internet?
There are many protocols on the Internet that put addresses inside the protocol. Essentially and protocol that requires more than one connection will do it.
As for dynamic UDP ports-- that's the way RTP/RTCP works. Streaming media on the Internet is done via UDP-- you can't fault H.323 for that.
Security? I admit that many don't implement it, but H.235 has been around for several years. H.235v2 was just recently approved: perhaps you should look at that document.
problem is, at the PTO, we're getting less and less time to do a thorough search.
I realize that this is not the fault of any one member of the PTO. However, do you not think that by not doing the proper research, there is more harm done than good?
Consider the case of Amazon vs BarnesAndNoble.com. Amazon sued over this "technology" that is clearly not an "invention" by any stretch of the imagination. This "technology" is no different than when I log on to/. and my name appears in the upper right corner. "oooh, aaahhh."/. knows who I am! They could keep up with what articles I read and, with "1 click", could send me an e-mail message or do any number of things with my customer record.
Again, I recognize that you are overly burdened-- as are many other people. Heck, it's not uncommon for me to work 80 hours or more per week. However, I would never complete a project only half way. I'd either do it right or say, "I don't have time." The latter answer is perfectly acceptable when you literally don't have time.
I recognize that letting work pile up will result in some people not being awarded a patent in a timely manner. However, if the patent process slowed down, I would venture to guess that there would be more happy campers than not and that comes from the very root of the problem: too many inappropriate patent applications are being accepted.
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NAT certainly complicates the use of this protocol, but then which is more evil: H.323 for putting addresses inside the protocol or NAT devices, which break the end-to-end philosophy of the Internet?
There are many protocols on the Internet that put addresses inside the protocol. Essentially and protocol that requires more than one connection will do it.
As for dynamic UDP ports-- that's the way RTP/RTCP works. Streaming media on the Internet is done via UDP-- you can't fault H.323 for that.
Security? I admit that many don't implement it, but H.235 has been around for several years. H.235v2 was just recently approved: perhaps you should look at that document.
problem is, at the PTO, we're getting less and less time to do a thorough search.
I realize that this is not the fault of any one member of the PTO. However, do you not think that by not doing the proper research, there is more harm done than good?
Consider the case of Amazon vs BarnesAndNoble.com. Amazon sued over this "technology" that is clearly not an "invention" by any stretch of the imagination. This "technology" is no different than when I log on to /. and my name appears in the upper right corner. "oooh, aaahhh." /. knows who I am! They could keep up with what articles I read and, with "1 click", could send me an e-mail message or do any number of things with my customer record.
Again, I recognize that you are overly burdened-- as are many other people. Heck, it's not uncommon for me to work 80 hours or more per week. However, I would never complete a project only half way. I'd either do it right or say, "I don't have time." The latter answer is perfectly acceptable when you literally don't have time.
I recognize that letting work pile up will result in some people not being awarded a patent in a timely manner. However, if the patent process slowed down, I would venture to guess that there would be more happy campers than not and that comes from the very root of the problem: too many inappropriate patent applications are being accepted.