So, at the end no reply with patent id, so it's a buzz ? Julien
2009/2/14 Stipe Tolj <[email protected]>: > David schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> Us users of SMS Shortcodes are getting hit in the US for violating a >> patent by TCS Inc. The patent claims to cover: >> "A gateway, comprising: a first communication path to accept a short >> message from a mobile device; a translation module to insert said short >> message into an Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message; a second >> communication path to push said HTTP message to at least one Universal >> Resource Locator (URL); and a return communication path to receive a >> return message relating to said HTTP message." >> >> The patent goes on to mention a whole bunch of stuff, ie, using HTTP >> POST to send the http message, etc. >> >> I just got out of a meeting with my lawyer. He says, the only way to >> get around this is to NOT use HTTP. >> >> Over the weekend, I tried to use the sms-service using EXEC instead of >> GET-URL, which worked fine... and then the server crashed... i'm >> guessing too many spawned processes? >> >> My question to you all is: how can we NOT use HTTP but have the same >> end result? ideally, it would use a command-line exec, but push it into >> a waiting server, instead of spawning a new thread. Does anybody have >> any ideas on how to do this? > > Hi David, > > there seems to be a HUGE buzz here in the list regarding this patent issue. > > Can you please reference the patent with patent no./ID, so we can have access > to > it and READ what it actually claims to be "an invention"? > > In any modern country, an invention has a precondition: the "invention" has to > be done FIRST by the claimer. If the pure concept is KNOWN to the public, even > without patent pending registration, a patenting IS NOT possible, and can't be > legally prosecuted. > > Therefore, please state the exact patenting country, no., ID and name of > claimer. > > Stipe > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kölner Landstrasse 419 > 40589 Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany > > tolj.org system architecture Kannel Software Foundation (KSF) > http://www.tolj.org/ http://www.kannel.org/ > > mailto:st_{at}_tolj.org mailto:stolj_{at}_kannel.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Julien Buratto
