RE: GSM 900 /1800, UMTS bandwidth

2000-04-05 Thread Brijesh Kumar
> If you are using a GSM 900/1800 network for internet access > what are the > optimal bandwidth qualities, and what are the bandwidth qualities of > existing UMTS networks? > I don't know if I really understand your questions. If you connect with appropriate modem/device you should be able

Re: A thought about patents

2000-04-05 Thread David L. Nicol
Dave Miller wrote: > - I wonder how much of government we can get rid of if we keep chipping away > at it? I see this a lot in discussions of government reform: Imagine your reform happens, and bureaucratic rot sets in. After a hundred years or so, you will have something very similar to the p

Re: A thought about patents

2000-04-05 Thread Doug Royer
"David L. Nicol" wrote: > > After publishing your idea somewhere, for public critique, you have > a year to file your patent application. After that it becomes a > public prior art. > > Am I wrong? Or if it is a little past a year, and you can show that you have done your best - you can also ge

Re: A thought about patents

2000-04-05 Thread Masataka Ohta
Graham; > The recent announcement from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office about > overhauling their scrutiny of applications for online business patents > seems to imply a tacit acknowledgement that their is a problem with the > review process with respect to discovery or prior art or determ