[mythtv-users] "Odometer" Threads

[Brian Wood]

Marc wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 08:38:41AM -0700, Brian Wood wrote:
>> With the recent victory by TiVo over DISH regarding the infringement of 
>> the patent for recording one program while watching another, do we 
>> really want to be giving out information that might be used against us?
> 
> Wow.
> 
> Does anyone have that patent number handy?  I haven't read it, but I'm
> pretty sure it's actually bogus.  Anyone an EFF member?
> 
> Excellent point, though, Brian; I hadn't thought of that.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> ___________
> 
> Here is the google link to the patent.
> http://www.google.com/patents?id=IeoIAAAAEBAJ&dq=6,233,389

Thanks.

Whoever granted that patent should be re-educated, as it is dated 1998 
and such things were being done long before that. Clearly "prior art" 
was totally ignored. Also the "obvious application of current 
technology" idea should apply as well.

But I can't control what the government does, I was just pointing out a 
very remote possibility of it having significance to this group.

beww