This sub-sub-thread is turning into a rabbit hole, but never
mind...
> Also, Hal did more than just parse
phonemes...
Sure, and I think that was my point. I have no expertise in
voice recognition technology, but I was able to rattle off a functional
description of a computer program, kind of 'from first principles'. In the
presence of audible speech, how would I extract the semantic information which
is (may be?) present?
Your point about what can be done by a skilled
practitioner is spot on. If I describe functions that are presently beyond the
state of the art, I ought to have my patent application rejected. How may one
objectively demonstrate to the patent examiner that the functions are
within the current state of art? <em>phasis_word-well</em> produce
an implementation! Otherwise we are entirely at the mercy of what a patent
examiner thinks might be state of the art. Result: submarine software
patents. --- (c) assigned to PJ
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