Wireless Management Of A Computer System: Patented
from the our-wonderful-patent-system dept
The patent system is just getting out of control. The latest is that a company named Expand Beyond has patented a system for wireless monitoring and management of computer systems. The patent (6,772,169) sounds incredibly broad, covering any systems where someone is using a portable device with a wireless connection to monitor computer systems. Why is this patentable? The big difference here is the "wireless" aspect -- which isn't a new technology. All they're doing is taking something that existed over a wired network before and making it wireless. To say that's "non-obvious" (as a patent must be) is a joke.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Not new
Now they're just replacing "on the internet" with "over a wireless connection"...
Anyone got a guess when these kind of patents will eventually get thrown out?
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The last gasp of a desperate company
It is a sad...
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