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It seems like that and the 300ish patents. The patents themselves could be worth quite a bit. It's possible they think the OS and the team that built it could

It seems like that and the 300ish patents. The patents themselves could be worth quite a bit. It's possible they think the OS and the team that built it could have value if put to better uses than building an AI pin.

nikanj 2y ago
We are looking at another gold rush where the US patent office lets you patent absolutely anything I still remember a few of the previous ones, like ”A mundane everyday thing…on a computer!” and ”The same thing every company has been doing for decades…but over the internet!” Be mentally prepared for a few decades of stifled innovation, as every perfectly-ordinary-thing-but-with-ai patent is suppressing the market
- vunderba 2y ago
  Remember when Apple patented a "ornamental design for a portable display device" and tried to sue Samsung? I'm sorry but the idea that you can patent a shape is just super depressing. https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle
apetresc 2y ago
I mean, if you look at Imran Chaudhri's personal homepage (http://www.imranchaudhri.com http://www.imranchaudhri.com) I think you'll get a sense of how valuable those patents might be.
- svieira 2y ago
  https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160300072 https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160300072 > Device, method, and graphical user interface for accessing an application in a locked device
  - TRiG_Ireland 2y ago
    https://patents.google.com/patent/USD621414 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD621414 > Ornamental design for a user interface for a computer display I have no idea what the invention (or design) is in this one.
- Cockbrand 2y ago
  I didn't care about looking at the individual patents, and I can't have a qualified opinion on Imran Chaudhri as a person or as an engineer. But I did have to snicker when I saw the Aphex Twin reference on his homepage.

nikanj 2y ago

We are looking at another gold rush where the US patent office lets you patent absolutely anything I still remember a few of the previous ones, like ”A mundane everyday thing…on a computer!” and ”The same thing every company has been doing for decades…but over the internet!” Be mentally prepared for a few decades of stifled innovation, as every perfectly-ordinary-thing-but-with-ai patent is suppressing the market

vunderba 2y ago
Remember when Apple patented a "ornamental design for a portable display device" and tried to sue Samsung? I'm sorry but the idea that you can patent a shape is just super depressing. https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle https://consor.com/apple-patents-a-rectangle

apetresc 2y ago

I mean, if you look at Imran Chaudhri's personal homepage (http://www.imranchaudhri.com http://www.imranchaudhri.com) I think you'll get a sense of how valuable those patents might be.

svieira 2y ago
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160300072 https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160300072 > Device, method, and graphical user interface for accessing an application in a locked device
- TRiG_Ireland 2y ago
  https://patents.google.com/patent/USD621414 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD621414 > Ornamental design for a user interface for a computer display I have no idea what the invention (or design) is in this one.
Cockbrand 2y ago
I didn't care about looking at the individual patents, and I can't have a qualified opinion on Imran Chaudhri as a person or as an engineer. But I did have to snicker when I saw the Aphex Twin reference on his homepage.