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   Amazon patent

   

   julian fifield, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 12:19am

   
   

   Well the short answer the question you pose is- it doesn't!
   The patent office sysetm is f****. and until its sorted companies will pay the system to hell. Stupid.

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   If only it worked

   

   Brian, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 4:39am

   
   

   It doesn't even seem to do what claims all that well. I got two copies of a DVD from my father for Christmas by mistake (his, apparently). Since they were gifts, selected from my wishlist, and sent to me, that would seem like a perfect test for whether this even works.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 6:33am

   
   

   This is the kind of patent I love to see. I have this fantasy that if enough of these absolutely absurd patents make it through the system then the courts and/or Congress will wake up and outlaw all business and software patents. The doctor keeps increasing my medication, but I still keep having these fantasies.

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   Because...

   

   James, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 6:39am

   
   

   ...Amazon is retarded. Just like that bs with "one glick", give me a fk'n break, and its not even "one" click you still have to click place order after you click that, so its technically TWO clicks ..need help? Thats 3... rediculous.

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   Feedback- dont worry about it. how about Johnny Le

   

   Amanya Wannahearfrom, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 6:42am

   
   

   As long as a given, new, means of suchlike detection can be demonstrated, it can have a patent without the problems your article presumes. There are countless methodologies to attain this goal.
   How about some TECH DIRT. Example:
   
   Johnny Lee and his 40 dollar Wii virtual desktop
   
   (with a Wii-mote he demos a HDTV apparently projecting an image (that is how it appears)three feet in FRONT OF THE TV and far behind it also.
   
   Mr Lee explains how this tech can be used TODAY for 40 bucks as a virtual whiteboard, a virtual game display system.
   Mr Lee presents two of many variations of this tech.
   
   Final: This is the future of TV, Computer, Fitness, Gaming, and nobody is even whispering about it?
   
   What am I missing?
   
   An informant is no good without my own dirt:
   
   Please see Johnny Lee VR Wii and CMU (carnegie mellon univ) on youtube for the video demos.
   
   Now that is Tech! and I want the Dirt on it!
   
   Thanks
   Mike Mech

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   Patent App

   

   Jason, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 7:04am

   
   

   I think I'll apply for a patent on apply broad patents. Then pretty much anyone who files a patent will owe me money. I think this is the new business model that'll make the most money.

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   Re: Patent App

   

   Jason, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 7:05am

   
   

   It should read "I think I'll apply for a patent on applying for broad patents." Sorry about that.

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   Re: Feedback- dont worry about it. how about Johnn

   

   Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased), Jan 9th, 2008 @ 7:14am

   
   

   Do you know you can submit stories to the Techdirt Blog? That would be better than complaining...off topic.

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   Re: Re: Feedback- dont worry about it. how about J

   

   Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased), Jan 9th, 2008 @ 7:20am

   
   

   Sorry...here is the correct submit link. Unless you really want to go to microsoft.com.

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    Re: Re: Feedback- dont worry about it. how about J

    

    Anonymous Coward, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 7:22am

    
    

    Ow! point taken!
    
    Can you do that for me with the provided info?
    
    Thanks for the tactful correction
    
    Mike Mech

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    Amazon Patents Catching Customers' Mistakes

    

    John, Jan 9th, 2008 @ 10:33pm

    
    

    We need to separate the WHAT from the HOW.
    A patent contains specific details on HOW the invention works.
    The title states WHAT the invention is.
    I could file a patent for a "Personal Non-spill Gasoline Transportation Device", a.k.a. a gas can. I would have to describe in detail how it works. My patent prevents others from making a gas can that WORKS THE SAME WAY as mine does, because they would have to copy/use my idea and are making money off of it. My patent does NOT prevent others from making gas cans, just not like mine.
    
    In this case, the patent covers HOW Amazon prevents customers mistakes, not WHAT it does. This would not prevent me from writing a program that did THE SAME THING, but in a DIFFERENT WAY.

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