[Home] [Groups] - Message: [Prev in Group] [Next in Group]
18987: [MUD-Dev] [BIZ][TECH] worlds.com gets patent
[Full Header] [Plain Text]
From: Jessica Mulligan <jessica@mm3d.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:51:36 -0700
References: [1]
Organization: Kanga.Nu
At 12:05 AM 04/26/01 -0700, Bruce wrote:
> http://www.delphion.com/details?&pn=US06219045__&s_clms=1
> It looks fairly general at a first glance, but I haven't read it in
> much detail yet.
It'll never stand, if challenged. The application date on the patent
is November 12, 1996; there is plenty of prior art to scotch this.
For example, INN was showing their 3D virtual chat system (CyberPark?)
at E3 and other conferences back in mid-1995.
-Jessica
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who
will get the blame. - Laurance Peter
_______________________________________________
MUD-Dev mailing list
MUD-Dev@kanga.nu
https://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev