On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 19:52 +1000, Alex Gibson wrote: > Javier Cardona wrote: > > On 9/13/07, Bernardo Innocenti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Are there patents on 802.11s? Even though > >> it's an IEEE standard? > >> > > > > http://standards.ieee.org/db/patents/pat802_11.html > > > > Scroll down to 802.11s. Apple, Microsoft and Fujitsu do at least > > provide the patent/application number. The other 8 companies will > > probably wait until the standard is ratified. That gives them more > > "leverage". > > > > > > > Don't forget the Australian CSIRO holds key patents that 802.11 is built on.
Clarification; I believe that's _802.11n_, right? Or at most 802.11 a/g/n. I believe any patents that might allegedly cover WiFi are related to OFDM modulation which plain 802.11b does not use. Dan > Hence all the wireless chipset providers and users(device manufacturers) > in trouble for knowingly infringing the CSIRO patent/s. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/21/802_11n_patent_threat/ > http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3647841 > > http://news.zdnet.com/Wi-Fi+standards+face+patent+threat/2100-9595_22-6137372.html?part=netscape-zdnet&tag=mynetscape&subj=technews > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,487,069.PN.&OS=PN/5,487,069&RS=PN/5,487,069 > > > > -- > UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F > DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not > read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If > you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message > are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and > with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology, > Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and > defects. > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
