Comments on: The Sony PatentMan http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman Advanced Technology Research Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:57:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RealityPrime » Amazon One-Click Patent Overturned http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman/comment-page-1#comment-5013 RealityPrime » Amazon One-Click Patent Overturned Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman#comment-5013 [...] makes me want to go invalidate that Sony Mind-Writing Patent that even Sony admits is complete blue [...] [...] makes me want to go invalidate that Sony Mind-Writing Patent that even Sony admits is complete blue [...]

]]> By: A R Baboon http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman/comment-page-1#comment-4604 A R Baboon Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:03:09 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman#comment-4604 There was a point at which the US congress made a conscience decision to allow patent issues to be decided reactively in court. This was a cost cutting measure because patent attorneys are expensive and the number of patents filed was ramping up too quickly. Personally I feel that this has destroyed much of the US's competitive edge in the world economy. You cannot have a competitive economy that has little manufacturing and is not strong in technological development (in a relative sense). There was a point at which the US congress made a conscience decision to allow patent issues to be decided reactively in court. This was a cost cutting measure because patent attorneys are expensive and the number of patents filed was ramping up too quickly. Personally I feel that this has destroyed much of the US’s competitive edge in the world economy. You cannot have a competitive economy that has little manufacturing and is not strong in technological development (in a relative sense).

]]> By: Daniel http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman/comment-page-1#comment-4603 Daniel Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman#comment-4603 This is happening quite a bit in the corporate sphere, Avi. Much of it due to various aspects of open information [the Internet], and the ability for the little guy to invent on the fly, and generally in the comfort of his own little space. You do, however, raise the most obvious concerns about the Patent office -- and its relevence in this area, when corporations make these kinds of attempts. Truth is though, that if Sony attempted to take anyone to court to battle for a prototype that someone had built on their own time, and without any prior knowledge of the patent filed -- then Sony would be hard-pressed to lay claim to the invention, and the little guy would come away with some pretty nice opportunities to fund their development on the counter-suit settlement. This is happening quite a bit in the corporate sphere, Avi. Much of it due to various aspects of open information [the Internet], and the ability for the little guy to invent on the fly, and generally in the comfort of his own little space.

You do, however, raise the most obvious concerns about the Patent office — and its relevence in this area, when corporations make these kinds of attempts.

Truth is though, that if Sony attempted to take anyone to court to battle for a prototype that someone had built on their own time, and without any prior knowledge of the patent filed — then Sony would be hard-pressed to lay claim to the invention, and the little guy would come away with some pretty nice opportunities to fund their development on the counter-suit settlement.

]]> By: avi http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman/comment-page-1#comment-4602 avi Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:56:04 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman#comment-4602 AR, The MAKE device might cause some sensory overload, but that's a world away from a device that can cause specific intentional sensations -- the taste of an orange, the touch of a feather -- corresponding to specific objects in a virtual world. LSD can also induce hallucinations, however, we don't generally use it for computer-generated virtual worlds. However, the point is, Sony apparently didn't even build the MAKE device. Some guy sat in a room and wrote a patent out of pure speculation. I don't even think he used LSD, though he must have been tripping. Ultrasound may indeed work to stimulate neurons. The science may be sound (no pun). However, I can also speculate that an ultra-strong spinning magnetic field can counteract the force of gravity (it can, but not enough to be useful yet, and I couldn't build one if I had a million dollars). Does that mean I can now patent an anti-gravity device and claim monopoly rights over any actual inventions anyone else comes along with that do really exist? This patent provides no public benefit, only causes confusion and dampens the R&D field, thus preventing actual inventors from actually pursuing this area, which is the opposite of what patents are meant to do. AR, The MAKE device might cause some sensory overload, but that’s a world away from a device that can cause specific intentional sensations — the taste of an orange, the touch of a feather — corresponding to specific objects in a virtual world. LSD can also induce hallucinations, however, we don’t generally use it for computer-generated virtual worlds.

However, the point is, Sony apparently didn’t even build the MAKE device. Some guy sat in a room and wrote a patent out of pure speculation. I don’t even think he used LSD, though he must have been tripping.

Ultrasound may indeed work to stimulate neurons. The science may be sound (no pun). However, I can also speculate that an ultra-strong spinning magnetic field can counteract the force of gravity (it can, but not enough to be useful yet, and I couldn’t build one if I had a million dollars). Does that mean I can now patent an anti-gravity device and claim monopoly rights over any actual inventions anyone else comes along with that do really exist?

This patent provides no public benefit, only causes confusion and dampens the R&D field, thus preventing actual inventors from actually pursuing this area, which is the opposite of what patents are meant to do.

]]> By: A R Baboon http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman/comment-page-1#comment-4600 A R Baboon Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:57:05 +0000 http://www.realityprime.com/articles/the-sony-patentman#comment-4600 How does that square with this MAKE article then? <a href="http://makezine.com/10/brainwave" rel="nofollow">http://makezine.com/10/brainwave</a> How does that square with this MAKE article then?

http://makezine.com/10/brainwave

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