Microsoft Patents Your Local Weather Report

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  1. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    From Slashdot.org...
    Snippit of the patent ...
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    Dad, 16 Oct 2003
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  2. Astrum

    Astrum Dare to dream.

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    I saw that too. I'm not looking forward to them implimenting this...
     
    Astrum, 16 Oct 2003
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  3. Guest-16

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    Someone sum up what they are basically gonna do in 1 line please.
     
    Guest-16, 16 Oct 2003
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  4. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    I don't get it either :blah:
     
    RTT, 16 Oct 2003
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  5. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    From what I can tell (and keep in mind, I'm not a patent lawyer), it looks like Microsoft has gotten a patent on is to create a customizable web page based on what you want. For instance, on weather.com, you can set the site so that when you visit it, instead of a general weather page, you get one based on your location. Another site would be customizing a news site so that it shows only the news your interested in. In other words, dynamically generated sites based on user input.

    I may be reading this wrong, but that's what I'm seeing...
     
    Dad, 17 Oct 2003
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  6. Guest-16

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    Ahh. Bet people will get pissed as it could be classed as an infringement on their site when people get directed elsewhere.
     
    Guest-16, 17 Oct 2003
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  7. Yo-DUH_87

    Yo-DUH_87 Who you calling tiny?

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    But the patent refers to a customisable HTML page, so as long as I use XHTML, I'm safe ;)

    Honestly, though, if they started suing people over the dynamicaly generated pages, they'd have to hire quite a few lawyers :p
     
    Yo-DUH_87, 17 Oct 2003
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  8. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    True, but take a look at what the RIAA is doing... Microsoft has more money than the RIAA ;)
     
    Dad, 20 Oct 2003
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  9. Captain_Zap

    Captain_Zap What's a Dremel?

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    if the world gets much worse i'm dusting off my 286 sutecase comp and loading up ms dos 5 or dr dos or maby linux on a old ass laptop and going back to textbased adventures,good books a telescope to looka t the stars and a trailer out in the middle of arizona;)
     
    Captain_Zap, 30 Oct 2003
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