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> Patent was filed in 2008 and is about wirelessly (wifi/bluetooth/etc) connecting an "image capturing device" (webcam/phone) with a "receiving device" (compute
by qwerty456127 7y ago
> Patent was filed in 2008 and is about wirelessly (wifi/bluetooth/etc) connecting an "image capturing device" (webcam/phone) with a "receiving device" (computer) and selectively (date, location, image recognition...) transmitting them.
Funny. Can I patent whatever I can imagine (without actually building a working prototype) and sue everybody once the technology emerges making this possible and practical? Can science fiction writings be used as "prior art" to disqualify patents?
- Benjamin_Dobell 7y ago> Can science fiction writings be used as "prior art" to disqualify patents? I'm admittedly not too sure of the specifics, but Samsung was prevented from using science fiction as a "prior art" defense against Apple: http://allthingsd.com/20120802/samsung-wont-be-able-to-argue-2001-a-space-odyssey-renders-apple-patents-invalid/ http://allthingsd.com/20120802/samsung-wont-be-able-to-argue... EDIT: Coincidentally, it seems the aforementioned patent expired today, https://patents.google.com/patent/USD504889S1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/USD504889S1/en
- tensor 7y agoYou have to explain how to build it in "sufficient detail", but you don't actually have to provide a working prototype.
- anticensor 7y agoNot required, but you need to be able to provide one if patent office requests.