> -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 3:17 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: No so good news > > > The Patent actually NEVER refers specifically to plug-ins. You can > > read > > it here: > > > I understand that, but if you read claim 2... > > 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said executable application is a > controllable application and further comprising the step of: > > interactively controlling said controllable application on said client > workstation via inter-process communications between said browser > and said controllable application. > > The above describes a plug-in. Specifically, the browser interactively > controls another an application through IPC. Thus, if the technology > behind Windows Media Player was integrated directly into IE then a > streaming video played through IE could be handled by IE without > controlling another application through IPC. If there is no control > through IPC of a stand-alone application than this patent doesn't apply.
Again - if it were also a stand alone application (as it probably needs to be) then the situation is murkier - how is it "integrated". A DLL on the machine (as long as it launched by a hyper text command and controlled by the hyper-text browser) IS a "plug-in" - despite the fact that there is no "generic" plug-in architecture in place. It doesn't say anything about how that executable is actually integrated simply that it's "controllable" and that there is "inter-process communications". IE opening Word (for example) via OLE mode is also (seemingly) covered as is Encarta (which launches media and other applications via it's hyper text interface). Of course this IS legalese and thus completely obtuse - but I still the patent paints with a much larger stroke than many people think. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
