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

[Lipson, P. <Pet...@br...>]

Nope, it was for PoliceTrainer (tm) - which was a spinoff of Hard Drivin.
But the patented technology referred to here was the training component, not
the driving engine itself. As far as I know, no police depts actually
-bought- any...

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pallister, Kim [mailto:kim...@in...]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:36 PM
> To: gda...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Algorithms] pissing in the well [was: Collision 
> detection
> pa tent]
> 
> 
> And the first one must be for Hard Drivin'
> 
> Just my 2c worth taking you through 
> arcade-game-patent-nostalgia journey.
> 
> Kim Pallister
> 
> We will find a way or we will make one.
>                      - Hannibal
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Forsyth [mailto:to...@mu...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:18 AM
> > To: gda...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Algorithms] pissing in the well [was: Collision 
> > detection
> > pa tent]
> > 
> > 
> > That second one is for Gauntlet of course. A great game, but 
> > patentable?
> > Then again, these are the people who patented the concept of 
> > a register that
> > scrolls the screen left by the value you write into it.
> > 
> > Tom Forsyth - Muckyfoot bloke.
> > Whizzing and pasting and pooting through the day.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sam McGrath [mailto:sa...@dn...]
> > > Sent: 16 August 2000 11:49
> > > To: gda...@li...
> > > Subject: Re: [Algorithms] pissing in the well [was: Collision 
> > > detection
> > > pa tent]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > At 11:13 AM 8/16/2000 +0100, you wrote:
> > > >> A practical example is Atari's patent on 'ghost cars' in 
> > > racing games,
> > > >which is still actively enforced.
> > > >
> > > >I never knew they patented that!  Amazing... and scary.  
> > > Does anyone have a
> > > >link to this one?
> > > 
> > > I found this on the US Patent page:
> > > 
> > > http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-1976-2000+
> > 0+972113+4+3+3
> > 18762+OF+98+291+51+atari
> > 
> > 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+7
> 4061+OF+69+291+51+atari
> 
> Any other examples of wacky patents??
> 
> -Sam
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