Begin forwarded message:
From: Brett Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: March 28, 2006 6:22:28 PM EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ip ip <[email protected]>
Subject: Google wireless patents
Dave:
Apparently, Google has been hard at work attempting to patent obvious
features that might be used in advertising-sponsored public access
wireless systems. The article at
http://news.com.com/Google+employees+wireless+patents+published/
2100-1038_3-6054310.html
lists three of the patents.
We've been doing similar things for many years at the wireless
hotspots we set up for local businesses, such as cybercafes. And
we're far from the only ones. Such techniques have been used by many
folks long before the filing dates of the patents. We never would
have imagined that anyone would try to patent such things, especially
given all of the prior art. And we find it hard to imagine that none
of the patent examiners had ever encountered such techniques at
wireless hotspots -- unless, perhaps, they had never used one.
Is Google being evil yet?
--Brett Glass
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