Re: [emergency] Geolocation E911 Patented

[Art Botterell <acb@incident.com>]

<rant>

"When ideas are property, only trespassers will have ideas." [(tm) ;-)]

Sometimes our Patent Office reminds me of a needy child... acting out  
more and more outrageously until somebody intervenes.

Fundamentally, of course, the problem is with the somewhat strained  
metaphor of "intellectual property."  It's original intent was to  
foster creativity by allowing creators to reap the rewards of their  
efforts.  But as copyrights and patents have become longer-lived,  
both in absolute terms and relative to the accelerating rate of  
change, the tool has turned against the craftsman: Intellectual  
property claims are becoming a major barrier to creativity.

Alas, with the bumper-sticker ideology of an "ownership society" so  
much in vogue right now, it's hard to challenge anything that's  
called a property right, even when it was only a convention meant to  
achieve an entirely different goal.

</rant>

- Art


On Jul 6, 2005, at 7/6/05 1:07 PM, Ham, Gary A wrote:

> Where is the logic that even allows a patent on this concept? It is a
> realtively simple algorithm that I believe is "prior art" in all kinds
> of systems. Am I missing something special that they have done?  Or  
> are
> they just theives trying to take advantage of the gullible and  
> foolish?
>
>
> Gary A. Ham
> Senior Research Scientist
> Battelle Memorial Institute
> 540-288-5611 (office)
> 703-869-6241 (cell)
> "You would be surprised what you can accomplish when you do not  
> care who
> gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kon Wilms [mailto:kon@datacast.biz]
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 4:37 PM
> To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [emergency] Geolocation E911 Patented
>
>
> More proof why the patent system doesn't work. I wonder who they will
> attempt to extract cash from first?
>
> Cheers
> Kon
>
> -- snip
>
> IP911 Resource has been awarded a patent for S911, its e911  
> solution for
> VoIP service providers.  The technology uses a GPS device to pinpoint
> the exact location of a caller based on longitude, latitude, and
> altitude.  After, location
> software and database comparisons are used to find the
> address of the emergency and the nearest public safety
> location and phone number to route the VoIP emergency.
>
>
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