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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, June 06 2012 @ 12:16 PM EDT |
I'd guess no.
In the early 1990s, there was enough internet available to
implement that patent. (At least, if my college memories
are accurate.)
There wasn't enough internet available to make the patent
commercially viable - but that isn't a barrier.
There are a ton of speculative patents filed, even in
hardware, requiring hypothetical future developments to
become useful. In some ways, it is a good thing - because
the patents serve as prior art and basically invalidate
themselves before they become useful.
--Erwin[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- Thanks - Authored by: Ian Al on Thursday, June 07 2012 @ 01:55 AM EDT
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Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, June 07 2012 @ 03:05 AM EDT |
I think patents now expire 20 years from the date of application, which is where
Oracle gets its expiration date of August 6, 2012. The first patent application
was in 1992 and then the patents were revised and given new numbers. Everything
in the 1992 application will expire in 2012. I think -- IANAL
The '565 patent is a "using a computer" patent where a customer is
asked to rate or order products or services, like a product registration card, a
"how's our service" card, or an order form.
The actual claims are rather short, only a page and a half. The rest of the
85-page patent is taken up by incomprehensible flowcharts and buzzwords. Dan
Abelow was very good at inventing new buzzwords. CB-PD, Customer Based Product
Design. ACD, Aggregate Customer Demand. And many more. Abelow makes simple
things look complicated.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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