I hereby submit for your approval a request for patent on all infrared transceivers implemented as an augmentation to the single action input device (commonly known as "the button").
There are many public buttons: elevators, shared computer keyboards, automated teller machines, gasoline pumps, public telephones, crosswalk lights, and others. Many buttons are also pressed in private. Almost all instances of buttons exist in connection with computer controlled systems, and thus can be augmented by infrared transceivers. Those few buttons that are not electrical in nature would be exempt from this patent.
The purpose of this patent is to lay claim to my original idea that I should be able to summon an elevator with my Palm, instead of my finger.
Since the advent of the PDA, (many of which have infrared transceivers), the augmentation of "the button" with an infrared transceiver is a useful and unique invention. I recognize that sundry persons may have patented proprietary implementations of infrared control of particular devices. However, I hereby claim that my invention enables into use remote control of all devices controlled by a "button". Those people who wish to avoid patent infringement are free to implement dial-based combination locks. Levers are hereby defined as rotated buttons, and are thus included in this patent.
Note that the advantages to IrDA control of "the button" are many: disease prevention, automated scripting of button pressing sequences, and remote access to buttons from within a crowd.
Respectfully submitted,
Degrees
If you wanted, you could add the DOS 3.31 'upgrade'. I remember its purpose was to break Lotus 1-2-3 under Windows. (Happened to me, and there was a big trade press stink about it). Kind of significant, given that Excel would have fared much worse, had MS not made their competitor seem 'buggy' and run an advertising campaign promoting the intelligence of getting your apps from your OS vendor.
I am pretty sure that DOS 3.31 was closer in date to Windows 3.0 than your chart indicates. HP shipped me machines w/ DOS 3.31 + Windows 3.0 because MS said 'this is the current config' without giving us cutomers the choice. HP (quickly) later gave us the choice of DOS 3.30 or 3.31 w/ our Windows 3.0.
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I hereby submit for your approval a request for patent on all infrared transceivers implemented as an augmentation to the single action input device (commonly known as "the button"). There are many public buttons: elevators, shared computer keyboards, automated teller machines, gasoline pumps, public telephones, crosswalk lights, and others. Many buttons are also pressed in private. Almost all instances of buttons exist in connection with computer controlled systems, and thus can be augmented by infrared transceivers. Those few buttons that are not electrical in nature would be exempt from this patent. The purpose of this patent is to lay claim to my original idea that I should be able to summon an elevator with my Palm, instead of my finger. Since the advent of the PDA, (many of which have infrared transceivers), the augmentation of "the button" with an infrared transceiver is a useful and unique invention. I recognize that sundry persons may have patented proprietary implementations of infrared control of particular devices. However, I hereby claim that my invention enables into use remote control of all devices controlled by a "button". Those people who wish to avoid patent infringement are free to implement dial-based combination locks. Levers are hereby defined as rotated buttons, and are thus included in this patent. Note that the advantages to IrDA control of "the button" are many: disease prevention, automated scripting of button pressing sequences, and remote access to buttons from within a crowd. Respectfully submitted, Degrees
If you wanted, you could add the DOS 3.31 'upgrade'. I remember its purpose was to break Lotus 1-2-3 under Windows. (Happened to me, and there was a big trade press stink about it). Kind of significant, given that Excel would have fared much worse, had MS not made their competitor seem 'buggy' and run an advertising campaign promoting the intelligence of getting your apps from your OS vendor. I am pretty sure that DOS 3.31 was closer in date to Windows 3.0 than your chart indicates. HP shipped me machines w/ DOS 3.31 + Windows 3.0 because MS said 'this is the current config' without giving us cutomers the choice. HP (quickly) later gave us the choice of DOS 3.30 or 3.31 w/ our Windows 3.0.