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Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, December 31 2012 @ 08:23 AM EST |
Should have done a better job proofreading before submitting that last
comment..
I know in my example the computer isn't making physical changes, but it does
trigger them. Also, monitors are supposed to just display whatever signal is
sent to them - the computer's job is to manipulate images. I still don't think
a novel way of programming visual effects to be displayed on a monitor qualify
as a physical change.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: myNym on Monday, December 31 2012 @ 11:40 AM EST |
This is what monitors are for - displaying and manipulating
images. Should they
be patentable? Yes, in their own right (array of
lightbulbs,
CRT, LCD, etc),
but not as part of a computer aided patent that
just lights
the pixels at the
right time, etc.
A new
ground-breaking design of a general computing device
may be patentable, just as
you say a display might be
patentable in their own right.
But, they may
_not_ be patented "as part of a computer aided
patent that just lights the
pixels at the
right time".
Because that's all computers do. They light
pixels at the
right time. Invisible ones to you, but all the diodes and
transistors inside of the computer are no different than the
display's
LEDs
(Light Emitting Diodes) and the transistor
circuits that drive
them.
QED. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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