I do know that it will have to involve hiring someone, and thank you for validating that, but it would be fantastic if someone could help guide those of us look

I do know that it will have to involve hiring someone, and thank you for validating that, but it would be fantastic if someone could help guide those of us looking to do this. In light of this article and the fact that we are on the topic of patents, it would be priceless for someone to give us a rundown of what the process really looks like, resources on writing it as best you can to possibly lessen the impact of the cost of hiring someone, and knowing how much is reasonable when hiring someone. That may be asking for a lot, and that information may be invaluable to the holder in such a competitive market, but that is precisely why those scams (which finally got busted) years ago flourished (you may remember the commercials on t.v. for patenting your idea). That's the last I will comment on it, but I do thank you for basically saying that no matter how you do it, hiring someone is not an option if you want it to be defensible.