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Over-the-Air Provisioning in CDMA
White Papers This paper gives an introduction to Over-the-Air Provisioning technology in CDMA from RUIM point of view. It covers downloadable features and security aspects in Over-the-Air Provisioning. CDMA is a digital wireless technology that offers a number...
[July 19, 2005, 6:00]
PhoneBAKup Over the Air Backup
Downloads PhoneBAKup (BlackBerry)Solve the number ONE problem for BlackBerry users on the move; to backup and restore critical information directly "Over-The-Air" to the device without the need to synchronize from desktop!
[June 29, 2009, 8:00]
Principles of updating mobile firmware-over-the-air (FOTA)
White Papers Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) technology enables device manufacturers and network operators to deliver updated firmware to mobile phones in consumers' hands.This white paper focuses on the technology behind FOTA updating in order to assist...
[November 13, 2007, 4:36]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment “For a long time we used to say that computer programming, or the field of programming, was one of the things that was not included. The Sohei decision, in 1994, was really ground breaking because the Boards of Appeal said that if the invention was...
[November 3, 2008, 8:39]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment I'm not an expert but, to my mind, programming is the application of different mathematical algorithms . If I went to the IPO and said I want to patent maths they'd tell me to b*gger off. Ergo the IPO should be telling software vendors that are...
[November 7, 2008, 10:56]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment This (and the strange series of decisions of the UK Courts recently) is the biggest news in software economics and ethics since the CII Directive when ZDnet UK helped fight for economic sanity and justice.
[October 30, 2008, 15:06]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment > It's where you draw the line between influence and copying I > suppose.or whether you have lots of money to intimidate and/or bribe. The argument that you should be able to patent the result of algorithmic creations is spurious.
[November 7, 2008, 13:51]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment I merely scratched the surface by blogging on this and there is a huge amount more to discuss, clearly. This is an excellent explanation Matt - thank you. Thank you once again - Adrian
[November 2, 2008, 11:37]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment It has gone from this: http://eupat.ffii.org/papers/epo-t850022/index.en.html to T 424/03's “Expanded clipboard formats” and Konami's graphical indicator* etc.over the last two decades or so, reading Art.into “virtual non-existence”.
[November 3, 2008, 10:28]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment I've enjoyed the debate and I think I've probably learned some useful stuff. Paul, Thanks for your comments. Thanks - Matt
[November 5, 2008, 12:21]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment Surely this can work the other way around, i.e.the little guy who may be a big innovator risks having his ideas pinched off him by larger companies, the result being that the little guy may lose heart and not feel like innovating any more.
[November 9, 2008, 11:00]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment I think they lost because the competitor had built their code from scratch and it ended up looking a lot like Easyjet. It's where you draw the line between influence and copying I suppose. Thanks for your note dogStar,
[November 7, 2008, 11:03]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment If you want to live link words then just mail me via ZDNet.co.uk and I'll send you my Gmail address (although if you think along obvious lines you'll guess it straight away) and I'll mail you the instructions.
[November 4, 2008, 17:31]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment Perhaps this is a good time for us to all do some homework and visit the Patent Office's web site.http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ Thanks Roger - very level headed of you. AdrianB
[November 10, 2008, 6:20]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment In essence, yes, in Europe if patent protection isn't available you will still have copyright protection (assuming you didn't copy the code from anyone else) that would let you stop someone directly copying your code.
[November 3, 2008, 10:28]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment The (economic) benefits of (software) patents need to outweigh the negative effects; The EPO now considers software engineering to be "technical". I don't agree with your proposition; if you were correct, there would be no need for the referral.
[November 3, 2008, 17:25]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment Patent attorneys (and experienced laymen) show this all the time. I opened your links (I had opened them before, but I thought you were directing me to a specific paper rather than the list). I haven't read them in detail, but from what I have...
[November 4, 2008, 17:30]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment It is the application of the mathematical algortihm that you might be able to patent. For example a method of generating very large prime number would not be patentable, but a system for encrypted communication using that method might well be...
[November 12, 2008, 15:23]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment Very informative discussion
[November 19, 2008, 8:40]
Inconsistency in the air over UK software patent examinations
Blog Comment (and of course if you have refutations of anything I've said, I don't wish the fact that I'm too lazy to continue this debate to implicitly prejudice any further discussion)
[November 4, 2008, 17:20]
