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Congratulations on launch and I really, really want you guys to succeed. However, the copy below is a little off-putting. >Jewelbots patent pending bluetooth

by jeswin 9y ago

Congratulations on launch and I really, really want you guys to succeed. However, the copy below is a little off-putting. >Jewelbots patent pending bluetooth connection takes friendship to the next level by responding to your besties whenever you are together. a) What's the patentable invention here? If it's a programmable watch or something like that, I'd be very scared. b) Your target audience should be encouraged to share and experiment, which is the opposite of what the currently broken patent system does. I'm not complaining about the fact that you have patents as much as the advertising that you hold them.

sarajo 9y ago
Hi! Our patent covers the ability to communicate from wearable to wearable using BLE. I hope that he fact that we're completely open source, from hardware to firmware to software, encourages others to share. As far as advertising, I get that. Feedback received. Thanks.
- Invictus0 9y ago
  While I second the first commenter in hoping that you succeed, I also really hope you never get that patent. That's almost as bad as Apple patenting rounded rectangles.
  - rudedogg 9y ago
    > That's almost as bad as Apple patenting rounded rectangles. It's worse. The rounded rectangle patent was a design patent, by the wording used above I'm guessing they're after a utility patent.
- deleted 9y ago
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- sidlls 9y ago
  That shouldn't be patentable. Bluetooth's entire purpose is to serve as a means for devices to communicate.
  - DonHopkins 9y ago
    It's like patenting idea of using TCP/IP to send packets of data over a computer network.
- kbart 9y ago
  "Our patent covers the ability to communicate from wearable to wearable using BLE" What?? So you took an open standard (BLE) others have made available for you that is designed for such applications in mind, stuffed it into generic item (bracelet) and want to patent it? So if I wanted to make BLE connected socks I owe you royalty? Sorry, but in such case, I sincerely hope your patent will be thwarted.
- teddyh 9y ago
  Open source licenses traditionally have give permission for people to do what would otherwise be prohibited by copyright law; i.e. copying, modifying and redistributing the software. But if you have a patent, people are still forbidden from doing that, by patent law. The way out for you would be to use one of the license texts which include a patent grant in addition to copyright license; e.g. either the GPLv3 or Apache 2 licenses. Of course, if you do that, one could well ask what you wanted the patent for in the first place.

by jeswin 9y ago

sarajo 9y ago

Hi! Our patent covers the ability to communicate from wearable to wearable using BLE. I hope that he fact that we're completely open source, from hardware to firmware to software, encourages others to share. As far as advertising, I get that. Feedback received. Thanks.

Invictus0 9y ago
While I second the first commenter in hoping that you succeed, I also really hope you never get that patent. That's almost as bad as Apple patenting rounded rectangles.
- rudedogg 9y ago
  > That's almost as bad as Apple patenting rounded rectangles. It's worse. The rounded rectangle patent was a design patent, by the wording used above I'm guessing they're after a utility patent.
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sidlls 9y ago
That shouldn't be patentable. Bluetooth's entire purpose is to serve as a means for devices to communicate.
- DonHopkins 9y ago
  It's like patenting idea of using TCP/IP to send packets of data over a computer network.
kbart 9y ago
"Our patent covers the ability to communicate from wearable to wearable using BLE" What?? So you took an open standard (BLE) others have made available for you that is designed for such applications in mind, stuffed it into generic item (bracelet) and want to patent it? So if I wanted to make BLE connected socks I owe you royalty? Sorry, but in such case, I sincerely hope your patent will be thwarted.
teddyh 9y ago
Open source licenses traditionally have give permission for people to do what would otherwise be prohibited by copyright law; i.e. copying, modifying and redistributing the software. But if you have a patent, people are still forbidden from doing that, by patent law. The way out for you would be to use one of the license texts which include a patent grant in addition to copyright license; e.g. either the GPLv3 or Apache 2 licenses. Of course, if you do that, one could well ask what you wanted the patent for in the first place.