All this system does is:
- display RED signal
- talk to the cars
- calculate their priorities and the shut-off times
- send shut down signal then turn them back on after the set time
How can one patent that? What is the invention here?
Agree with you. And also, software should be free (as in free speech) due to the inherent nature of software (lines of code). OTOH, one can choose not to display the schematics of the hardware thus preventing someone from duplicating it. Of course, in most cases, one can open it up and reverse engineer it; however not so easy with microchips and the like. I find "open source hardware" just a fashionable tag people use to promote themselves.
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I thought "M" stands for "minshara", a Vulcan term!
lol! u made my day.. thank you.
All this system does is:
- display RED signal
- talk to the cars
- calculate their priorities and the shut-off times
- send shut down signal then turn them back on after the set time
How can one patent that? What is the invention here?
Agree with you. And also, software should be free (as in free speech) due to the inherent nature of software (lines of code). OTOH, one can choose not to display the schematics of the hardware thus preventing someone from duplicating it. Of course, in most cases, one can open it up and reverse engineer it; however not so easy with microchips and the like. I find "open source hardware" just a fashionable tag people use to promote themselves.
... its HAARP