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Authored by: bugstomper on Thursday, January 31 2013 @ 04:25 PM EST
"Whether the claim reads on a new, yet to be discovered algorithm"
means that nobody, including the patentee known how to perform the function,
i.e., the patentee has not invented the invention and the patent fails
enablement.

"or on an obvious use of an old algorithm" means that someone else,
not the patentee, invented the invention, and the patent fails obviousness or
prior art.

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A solution to calculating the prime numbers up to the trillionth digit
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, January 31 2013 @ 04:43 PM EST

Would you view the subject as an easily specified function?

Because I think if you can claim it's an easily specified function but not have a functioning algorithm - then your specification isn't detailed enough.

RAS

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May? I'll go you one better.
Authored by: reiisi on Friday, February 01 2013 @ 07:05 AM EST
There is no bug free program.

There are no real working implementations of any software patents, just 80% (or
less) solutions. (Somedays I'm even so pessimistic as to say non-solutions.)

Which is another of the problems -- a patent on software effectively puts legal
barriers in front of anyone wanting to help fix the bugs.)

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