Brad
No apology necessary ...
Indeed, I owe everyone one myself for my somewhat brash entrance into the
group.
That said, I can appreciate your track record in the IT field, and I accept
your gracious offer of expert analysis
and your stipulations
I trust that you will produce nothing less than a brutally honest
analysis...
I don't think that anyone can deny the great volume of work that has gone
into this AI system (spanning 25 years of development).
And for the record, I am, indeed, seeking development partnership(s) and a
generous finders fee
is guaranteed to any who may prove instrumental towards commercial
licensure.
Gratefully
John LaMuth
www.emotionchip.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Paulsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [agi] US PATENT ISSUED for the TEN ETHICAL LAWS OF ROBOTICS
Mr. LaMuth,
You are correct, sir. I should not have called you a patent troll. It
was not only harsh, it was inaccurate. I was under the impression the
term applied to a person or company holding a patent said person or
company was not also developing, or imminently planning to develop, as a
product. According to Wikipedia, however, this is not the correct
definition of the term (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll).
Please accept my sincerest apologies.
You do, however, appear to be a "non-practicing entity (NPE)." Wikipedia
defines this term as "...a patent owner who does not manufacture or use
the patented invention" (same article). The patent you cited was first
applied for in 2000 (actually in 1999 if we count the provisional patent)
and approved in 2003. This is hardly a “recently issued” patent as you
claimed in your initial post to this list. Since you did not mention any
applicable existing products, or products currently under development (or
even claimed to have a proof-of-concept prototype working and available
for examination by interested parties), I think you can see where a
reasonable person would have cause to believe your post may have had some
other purpose.
As to your claim to have initially posted here looking for “...aid in
developing...” your invention, I must, also, assume you are being sincere.
But, there is nothing in your initial posting to this mailing list that
supports this assumption in any way, shape or form. There is no mention
of having acquired any funding, no mention of a job opening, nor is there
mention of any intent on your part to seek a development partner
(individual or company).
That being said, I would be happy to look over your patent in detail and
to give you my written, expert opinion on (a) whether it can actually be
defended against challenges to its claim(s) and (b) whether it is
possible, using current hardware and software tools, to actually construct
a working prototype from the patent description. I have just two
requirements: (1) You must agree to allow me to publish my analysis,
unmodified, on the Internet (I will gladly also post, in the same
location, any comments you may have regarding my analysis) and, (b) you
must agree to assist in this analysis by providing any additional
information I may need to complete the task. We can communicate for this
purpose via email (this will also provide a “log” of our collaboration).
I assure you I am completely sincere in making this offer. I have charged
clients up to $250 per hour for similar services. Since I feel truly
remorseful about incorrectly intimating you were a patent troll, you get
this one on me. ;-) Let me know if you're interested. I have everything I
need to get started right away.
Cheers,
Brad
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