New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads (Slashdot)
New Patent on TV Forces You to Watch Ads (Slashdot)
WebHostingGuy writes “A patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says researchers of the Netherland-based consumer electronics company have created a technology that could let broadcasters freeze a channel during a commercial, so viewers wouldn’t be able to avoid it. Philips acknowledged that this technology might not sit well with consumers and suggested in its patent
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Patent system needs a ‘Slashdot for prior art’ (ZDNet UK)
Patent system needs a ‘Slashdot for prior art’ (ZDNet UK)
The US Patent Office must improve the way it searches for prior art, according to a public policy group
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Motorola Patent: Massage-O-Matic Ringer (Gizmodo)
Motorola Patent: Massage-O-Matic Ringer (Gizmodo)
The vibrating cellphone can really make you jump, but this stimulator pad idea from Motorola will be positively shocking. The company filed for a patent to take silent cellphone call notification to…
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