Re: [Algorithms] pissing in the well [was: Collision detection pa tent]

[Ben N. <be...@bl...>]

Sam McGrath <sa...@dn...> wrote:

> Not only that, but there's some other atari patents on there which
> I find pretty hard to believe.  Look at this one:
>
> http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-1976-2000+0+
> 972113+4+4+74061+OF+69+291+51+atari
>
> Any other examples of wacky patents??


Here's a pretty wacky one - there also seems to be a patent on
multiplayer (networked) games:

http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ilink4?INDEX+0+4572509+F

And multiplayer matchmaking services:

http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-ALL+0+988969+0+8+16511+F
+3+78+1+REF%2f4572509

And also on game consoles:

http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ilink4?INDEX+0+4126851+F
http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ilink4?INDEX+0+4034990+F

There's lots more if you look around a bit.


-Ben

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