10-09-2003, 02:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by FightThisPatent
Anyone remember seeing exit console traffic being used prior to October 30, 1997?
Meaning when someone closes their browser or changes to a new URL, that a new window is opened to another website?
The reason i ask is because this company: http://www.ideaflood.com/current.asp has the patent to exit traffic, and prior art would have to be 1 year before the filing date, so that puts things at October 30, 1997.
If during October 30, 1997 to October 30, 1998 you had exit traffic console stuff on your website, you are exempt from this patten, having PRIOR USE...so you can continue to use what this company has patented... but, if started to use exit traffic after October 30, 1998, then you have something to be concerned about, and probably should start thinking back to any websites that had exit traffic...
Use http://www.archive.org to put in a website and look under the 1997 column to check if your search website had it.
Otherwise, this could be an example of a good patent.. one that shows something novel and new, with no prior art
thoughts?
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Someone here should know whether the adult industry was using consoles before that date.
When was it possible to start using them in browsers? |
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