Acacia?s Patent Claims invention of Teleportation - GoFuckYourself.com

FightThisPatent · 10-14-2003, 03:14 PM

Originally written August 30, 2003 Posted for your reading enjoyment and commentary:

Beam me up Scotty! Acacia?s Patent Claims invention of Teleportation

For those that have been following Acacia and the other broad patent (abuse) cases, you will have seen that companies INTERPRET their patents to mean something much broader than originally described. Since Acacia has gone on the war path of notifying websites of the interpretation of their patent infringements, I felt it was only fair to further interpret their patent.

In the ?992 patent, the patent authors make a claim that can be attributed to teleportation, the movement of objects from one location to another as seen on Star Trek. Let?s take a look at the actual language of the patent.

For those following at home, click:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...S=PN/5,132,992

to view the entire patent.

The abstract to the patent reads

Audio and video transmission and receiving system

A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast channels to a receiver specified by a subscriber of the service, preferably in less than real time, for later playback and optional recording on standard audio and/or video tape.

While the abstract states audio and video, Acacia claims any kind of digitized information.

On the patent page, do a search for the word physical object?.

You will come to this paragraph

Transmission system 100 of a preferred embodiment of the present invention preferably includes source material library means for temporary storage of items prior to conversion and storage in a compressed data library means.The items of information may include analog and digital audio and video information as well as physical objects such as books and records which require conversion to a compatible media typebefore converting, compressing and storing their audio and video data in the compressed data library means.

To help you go through these two paragraphs, I?ll give you the quick summary of their patent.

Fig 2a of their patent application has a diagram at the bottom that illustrates the patent application.

Source Material Library (item 111) contains stuff to be digitized, and is assigned a unique ID in the Identification Encoding Process (item 112). The thing is then digitized in items 113 to 116, then the digitized file is compressed at item 117, and then stored in a Data Library. From here, the person selects the file that they want and it is sent to them. (Keep in mind, the invention is based on ordering movies for your television [Video on Demand] ).

In reading the patent excerpt above, you may start to see the reference to teleporation. The blue highlight marks the reference. So you are probably thinking, sure, they mean to digitize a book by scanning the pages and to digitize a record into digital audio.

The next paragraph brings it home:

As shown in FIG. 2a, the source material library means included in transmission system 100 preferably includes a source material library 111. The source material library 111 may include different types of materials including television programs, movies, audio recordings, still pictures, files, books, computer tapes, computer disks, documents of various sorts, musical instruments, and other physical objects. These materials are converted to or recorded on a media format compatible to the digital and analog inputs of the system prior to being compressed and stored in a compressed data library 118. The different media formats preferably include digital or analog audio and video tapes, laser disks, film images, optical disks, magnetic disks, computer tapes, disks and, cartridges.

Wuh?????????? Musical instruments and other physical objects?????? With this paragraph, the inventors have claimed an invention that can take a saxophone, digitize it into 1?s and 0?s and you can then order up the saxophone in a Shopping Channel type method, and have the saxophone be teleported to your home through your cable connection. Now this is what the Patent Office would consider ?Novel?!

The problem is that someone has already PATENTED (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...=teleportation) a Teleporter. Since the filing date of this application was in 1989, it would be the prior art to invalidate Acacia?s claims on Teleportation. And to the guy that filed the patent for the Teleporter, looks like he watched one too many Star Trek episodes to think that he is the inventor, probably thinks he?s Captain Kirk.

So what have we learned today? Patents can be written to be very broad and can be interpreted to mean whatever you want them to mean. Just as long as you have attorneys and money, you can sue anyone for anything. Unfortunately, it?s not a funny joke as smaller companies can?t afford to fight absurd claims and many times, end up folding their business or stop engaging in the "infringed claim".

Special thanks to one of FightThePatent's Legal Eagle readers for pointing out the musical instruments reference.

Editors Note: 1-sept-2003
The article is satirical in making the interpretation of Acacia claiming patent on Teleportation. Inbetween the humor lies these points:

1) patents are sometimes written very broadly and slip by the USPTO

2) patents can be interpreted by the patent holder to mean whatever they think it means

3) patent holders sue companies to try and enforce their interpretations

4) patents can be invalidated by finding prior art, and by explaining to the judge and jury that the patent is not feasible, or possible.

5) that some people are humor-challenged and didn't get that Acacia didn't really claim teleportation, that this article was mocking their patent by drawing attention to an actual absurd section of the patent.

While Acacia really doesn't claim teleportation (atleast I hope they don't), the article does show actual language that they used, that could allow you to interpret that they claim teleporation.

In the event that Acacia really did claim teleportation, they would have to deal with these two (http://www.allacrylic.com/IMAGES/pics/trekkies2.JPG) and these guys (http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/screen.html).

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LadyMischief · 10-14-2003, 03:17 PM

Hahahha that's hilarious.. Thanks for posting that.. that's great, and it gives some more hope to everyone

FightThisPatent · 10-14-2003, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by LadyMischief
Hahahha that's hilarious.. Thanks for posting that.. that's great, and it gives some more hope to everyone

thanks...i took a que or a clue from Squirt to just post the whole text and have some snazzy thread topic (which just happened to be the title of the article) since some readers are click-challenged and just scroll their way through messages, rather than clicking on a link.

you have to click on the very last 2 links....the pictures bring it all home to the article.

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LadyMischief · 10-14-2003, 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by FightThisPatent

thanks...i took a que or a clue from Squirt to just post the whole text and have some snazzy thread topic (which just happened to be the title of the article) since some readers are click-challenged and just scroll their way through messages, rather than clicking on a link.

you have to click on the very last 2 links....the pictures bring it all home to the article.

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Yeah I did.. it's great.. I read quickly though

FightThisPatent · 10-14-2003, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Mystery Man
Does this mean I have to pay a few $ each time I beam myself?

lol

no, only when you get beamed.

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sexeducation · 10-14-2003, 05:27 PM

awesome thread ...

"in real time or less then real time" ...
that is the question...

Lets be honest - Acacia has invented not only teleportation but time travel as well ...

FightThisPatent · 10-15-2003, 06:44 AM

bumped for your reading enjoyment.

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goBigtime · 10-15-2003, 06:49 AM

But does it cover cloning?

candyflip · 10-15-2003, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sexeducation
awesome thread ...

"in real time or less then real time" ...
that is the question...

Lets be honest - Acacia has invented not only teleportation but time travel as well ...

So now you can go back in time and get all our favotite little boys that you've lost to puberty.

GFED · 10-15-2003, 07:56 AM

FightThisPatent · 10-15-2003, 07:58 AM

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Originally posted by goBigtime

But does it cover cloning?

I believe that is covered by a different patent. Now if your clone was teleported to Acacia's office, then that would be infringing on their patent.

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FightThisPatent · 10-15-2003, 09:53 AM

ok, time to bump this thread up, before SexEducation "helps" to bump it.

The negativity that comes forward everytime you post in a thread about Acacia does hurt the message that I am trying to get across.

If you want to help keep the interesting threads going, please bump it with something other than a comment that will induce a negative reaction... it's like trying to build a house made of playing cards and having you add a card that topples it each time.

I got a lot of flak in a thread just because i wouldn't tell you to "shut up"... i don't do that to people... all i can say is please don't show me any disrepect in my efforts by having negativity attached to it... i realize that others are doing the negative postings, but it does affect the message and the messegner.

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10-14-2003, 03:14 PM	#1
FightThisPatent Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,090	Acacia?s Patent Claims invention of Teleportation Originally written August 30, 2003 Posted for your reading enjoyment and commentary: Beam me up Scotty! Acacia?s Patent Claims invention of Teleportation For those that have been following Acacia and the other broad patent (abuse) cases, you will have seen that companies INTERPRET their patents to mean something much broader than originally described. Since Acacia has gone on the war path of notifying websites of the interpretation of their patent infringements, I felt it was only fair to further interpret their patent. In the ?992 patent, the patent authors make a claim that can be attributed to teleportation, the movement of objects from one location to another as seen on Star Trek. Let?s take a look at the actual language of the patent. For those following at home, click: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...S=PN/5,132,992 to view the entire patent. The abstract to the patent reads Audio and video transmission and receiving system A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast channels to a receiver specified by a subscriber of the service, preferably in less than real time, for later playback and optional recording on standard audio and/or video tape. While the abstract states audio and video, Acacia claims any kind of digitized information. On the patent page, do a search for the word physical object?. You will come to this paragraph Transmission system 100 of a preferred embodiment of the present invention preferably includes source material library means for temporary storage of items prior to conversion and storage in a compressed data library means.The items of information may include analog and digital audio and video information as well as physical objects such as books and records which require conversion to a compatible media typebefore converting, compressing and storing their audio and video data in the compressed data library means. To help you go through these two paragraphs, I?ll give you the quick summary of their patent. Fig 2a of their patent application has a diagram at the bottom that illustrates the patent application. Source Material Library (item 111) contains stuff to be digitized, and is assigned a unique ID in the Identification Encoding Process (item 112). The thing is then digitized in items 113 to 116, then the digitized file is compressed at item 117, and then stored in a Data Library. From here, the person selects the file that they want and it is sent to them. (Keep in mind, the invention is based on ordering movies for your television [Video on Demand] ). In reading the patent excerpt above, you may start to see the reference to teleporation. The blue highlight marks the reference. So you are probably thinking, sure, they mean to digitize a book by scanning the pages and to digitize a record into digital audio. The next paragraph brings it home: As shown in FIG. 2a, the source material library means included in transmission system 100 preferably includes a source material library 111. The source material library 111 may include different types of materials including television programs, movies, audio recordings, still pictures, files, books, computer tapes, computer disks, documents of various sorts, musical instruments, and other physical objects. These materials are converted to or recorded on a media format compatible to the digital and analog inputs of the system prior to being compressed and stored in a compressed data library 118. The different media formats preferably include digital or analog audio and video tapes, laser disks, film images, optical disks, magnetic disks, computer tapes, disks and, cartridges. Wuh?????????? Musical instruments and other physical objects?????? With this paragraph, the inventors have claimed an invention that can take a saxophone, digitize it into 1?s and 0?s and you can then order up the saxophone in a Shopping Channel type method, and have the saxophone be teleported to your home through your cable connection. Now this is what the Patent Office would consider ?Novel?! The problem is that someone has already PATENTED (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...=teleportation) a Teleporter. Since the filing date of this application was in 1989, it would be the prior art to invalidate Acacia?s claims on Teleportation. And to the guy that filed the patent for the Teleporter, looks like he watched one too many Star Trek episodes to think that he is the inventor, probably thinks he?s Captain Kirk. So what have we learned today? Patents can be written to be very broad and can be interpreted to mean whatever you want them to mean. Just as long as you have attorneys and money, you can sue anyone for anything. Unfortunately, it?s not a funny joke as smaller companies can?t afford to fight absurd claims and many times, end up folding their business or stop engaging in the "infringed claim". Special thanks to one of FightThePatent's Legal Eagle readers for pointing out the musical instruments reference. Editors Note: 1-sept-2003 The article is satirical in making the interpretation of Acacia claiming patent on Teleportation. Inbetween the humor lies these points: 1) patents are sometimes written very broadly and slip by the USPTO 2) patents can be interpreted by the patent holder to mean whatever they think it means 3) patent holders sue companies to try and enforce their interpretations 4) patents can be invalidated by finding prior art, and by explaining to the judge and jury that the patent is not feasible, or possible. 5) that some people are humor-challenged and didn't get that Acacia didn't really claim teleportation, that this article was mocking their patent by drawing attention to an actual absurd section of the patent. While Acacia really doesn't claim teleportation (atleast I hope they don't), the article does show actual language that they used, that could allow you to interpret that they claim teleporation. In the event that Acacia really did claim teleportation, they would have to deal with these two (http://www.allacrylic.com/IMAGES/pics/trekkies2.JPG) and these guys (http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/screen.html). Fight the Patent! __________________ http://www.t3report.com (where's the traffic?) v5.0 is out! \| http://www.FightThePatent.com \| ICQ 52741957

10-14-2003, 03:17 PM	#2
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10-15-2003, 09:53 AM	#12
FightThisPatent Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,090	ok, time to bump this thread up, before SexEducation "helps" to bump it. The negativity that comes forward everytime you post in a thread about Acacia does hurt the message that I am trying to get across. If you want to help keep the interesting threads going, please bump it with something other than a comment that will induce a negative reaction... it's like trying to build a house made of playing cards and having you add a card that topples it each time. I got a lot of flak in a thread just because i wouldn't tell you to "shut up"... i don't do that to people... all i can say is please don't show me any disrepect in my efforts by having negativity attached to it... i realize that others are doing the negative postings, but it does affect the message and the messegner. Fight the Patent! __________________ http://www.t3report.com (where's the traffic?) v5.0 is out! \| http://www.FightThePatent.com \| ICQ 52741957

10-14-2003, 05:27 PM	#6
sexeducation So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary - Alberta - Canada Posts: 7,315	awesome thread ... "in real time or less then real time" ... that is the question... Lets be honest - Acacia has invented not only teleportation but time travel as well ...

10-15-2003, 06:49 AM	#8
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	But does it cover cloning?