This was on Dave Farber's list. If the press release is to be believed, it's a patent on using a wireless handset to deliver information that's dependent on where you are, such as telling you the nearest MacDonald's. - handset-based services granted now, network-based pending. I'm not sure how broad their patent claims are, as opposed to their marketing PR (:-), but it sounds like it's way over-broad, steps on lots of things that should be obvious enough to anyone skilled in the trade, and sounds like Yet Another Stupid Patent Office Trick. >..."U.S. patent office has conditionally allowed Cell-Loc to claim the >delivery of handset-based wireless location content and services over >the Internet as its property, regardless of technological method >employed." > >http://www.cell-loc.com/mdnews/NR000516.html Unfortunately, after downloading the half megabyte of animated Web Designer Candy that serves as their main web page, it wasn't possible to get to any real information... Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639
