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.. And yet still not invalidated by this prior art (if you were to stretch the concept) due to key phrases like 'computer implemented method'. Computers in the
by pudquick 13y ago
.. And yet still not invalidated by this prior art (if you were to stretch the concept) due to key phrases like 'computer implemented method'.
Computers in the 1940s were things like ENIAC and more likely to be involved in computing firing tables or cryptanalysis.
Now - if you were to look at Kleinberg's HITS instead you may possibly have a better argument, but I'm betting Kleinberg's prioritization method is still technically different enough than PageRank for that patent to stand. Given that Brin and Page actually reference the paper, I'm sure they've had patent lawyers make sure it wasn't infringing.