The patent in question: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=e-ULAAAAEBAJ http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=e-ULAAAAEBAJ A cursory browse will show that

The patent in question: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=e-ULAAAAEBAJ http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=e-ULAAAAEBAJ A cursory browse will show that this is as expected: a wide-ranging patent that shouldn't have been granted in its submitted state.