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24.6.04
Microsoft patents Cracklebox?
Is seems Microsoft got a sillt patent again. Last month they patented double-clicking, today they patented ''human skin as a data-bus''.
''Furthermore, Microsoft said, the physical resistance offered by the human body could be used to create a virtual keyboard on a patch of skin. And just to make sure it has covered all its bases, the filing concludes with a reference for Fido.''
Does this technically make the cracklebox a violation of their patent? Does a patent stop you from copying the complete idea, or is it also valid for portions of it? May people take a sample from a patent?
Meanwhile, it's kinda neat how they use the body for audio, power supply and data at the same time.
BTW, Since hands are so conductive, I'm sure a handshake is an electrical contact as well, and since our nervesystem is electrical, a handshake is informative. But not very consiously so. Email, however, is. So here's a way to exchange binairy data through a handshake.
''Furthermore, Microsoft said, the physical resistance offered by the human body could be used to create a virtual keyboard on a patch of skin. And just to make sure it has covered all its bases, the filing concludes with a reference for Fido.''
Does this technically make the cracklebox a violation of their patent? Does a patent stop you from copying the complete idea, or is it also valid for portions of it? May people take a sample from a patent?
Meanwhile, it's kinda neat how they use the body for audio, power supply and data at the same time.
BTW, Since hands are so conductive, I'm sure a handshake is an electrical contact as well, and since our nervesystem is electrical, a handshake is informative. But not very consiously so. Email, however, is. So here's a way to exchange binairy data through a handshake.
