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Can you clarify, this is what I read: "A computer implemented method of automatically removing space characters from data being entered into a database system c
by wyday 18y ago
Can you clarify, this is what I read: "A computer implemented method of automatically removing space characters from data being entered into a database system comprising ..."
- gaius 18y ago"Hence, the use of TRIM functions when retrieving data from the database system will be obviated."
- wyday 18y agoRight, but my point is they did patent trim() - namely the automatic usage of trim().
- showerst 18y agoThe vast majority of patents are just novel applications of existing ideas to a specific domain. Apple didn't patent the LCD screen, or the touch screen, or even multi-touch. They (presumably) did, however, patent a multi-touch lcd screen used for controlling a cell phone. (This may be a bad example since i don't know what they patented, but you get the idea). Assuming there's no prior art (which is a big assumption), No-one has implemented an auto-trimming database column before, therefore it's a new process. Personally I think the patent is ridiculous (there are big problems with the definition of 'novel' with respect to software), but there's a specific reasoning that leads to this.
- KrisJordan 18y agoThe patent is for a database column setting which will 'auto-trim' all data. So instead of having to call the trim function every time you insert or update your database this patented setting does it automatically. Hard to believe these things get patents.