Microsoft Patents TV Video Conferences via a PC

[Guest]

Microsoft has been granted a video conferencing patent that leverages a home network as the data infrastructure and the TV as the display screen.

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[drwho1]

I could swear that we have been doing this for years now.
M$ can't possibly be serious about this.

Unless they mean "conference" as on multiple people connecting at the same time, which could be very useful for big corporations but not nearly as much for home use.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I don't want to do a TV Video Conference with my dysfunctional relatives. It is bad enough trying to deal with them one on one.

 

[A Bad Day]

Which is worse, MS getting this patent? Or some hours-old patent troll?

 

[fb39ca4]

So basically they are trying to patent using Skype with a webcam while your computer is plugged into a TV?

 

[classzero]

[citation][nom]A Bad Day[/nom]Which is worse, MS getting this patent? Or some hours-old patent troll?[/citation]
Whats the difference?
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/microsoft_patent_licensing-linux-amdocs-IFI_Claims_Patent_Service,1-352.html

 

[kronos_cornelius]

I have prior art in my bedroom. MS come and see !

 

[mightymaxio]

[citation][nom]fb39ca4[/nom]So basically they are trying to patent using Skype with a webcam while your computer is plugged into a TV?[/citation]
You do remember Microsoft bought Skype 2 years ago right?

 

[wjw2000]

I sincerly hope that this is not because of any changes to patent law. If first to patent is real instead of patent based on original idea then we are in deap crap because patenting something this obvious that so many have done before is ridiculous!!

 

[punahou1]

If you ever have the opportunity to work with the USPTO you will soon discover that they are dysfunctional. I did this back in 1996 with Cuseeme...

 

[Guest]

"the data between the TV and computer would be accelerated via a remote desktop protocol (RDP), while the incoming and outgoing data traffic is IP-based."
I think they're patent covers the above specifically. Not conferencing in general. Al though with the title of the article I can see how you might think so.

 

[jaquith]

I'm patenting the AIR we all breath you all owe me big-time.

This is a ridiculous patent and as stated it's been done for years...crazy.

 

[xerroz]

Better MS who makes use of the patents than patents troll who do nothing but troll

 

[assasin32]

Hmmm I am going to have to say George Orwell came up with this about 60 years ago something quite similar. So I say there is a lot of prior art. WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

 

[Djhg2000]

Who... I don''t... But...

Ah, f*** it. I'm not even gonna comment on these patent trolls anymore.