Like that MP3 phone you have?

[Kur]

http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12627.html

Talk about a joke, it's really sad to be honest.

 

[Raduque]

Useless 'tards, somebody should buy them and fire everybody who works for that company.

 

[Mrfrog840]

*rolls eyes*

 

[nweaver]

I'm going to patent walking on two legs, and make everyone pay me

 

[Matthias99]

Unless they filed this patent quite a while ago, or it is significantly narrower than this article makes it sound, prior art will completely invalidate this claim.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: nweaver
I'm going to patent walking on two legs, and make everyone pay me

I'm going to patent intercourse.

 

[MDE]

Mine actually converts any music synced to it to WMA, so it's technically not an MP3 phone (Verizon RAZR V3m). I don't think the ringtones are even MP3s.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Unless they filed this patent quite a while ago, or it is significantly narrower than this article makes it sound, prior art will completely invalidate this claim.

If they actually now HAVE the patent, then it was almost certainly filed a few years ago.

 

[BillyBatson]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: nweaver
I'm going to patent walking on two legs, and make everyone pay me

I'm going to patent intercourse.

d00d you'll make BILLIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheVrolok]

So wait .. these guys patented the idea of playing mp3's on a cell phone and now plan to charge people who already have phones that do it? ... Am I missing something here?

 

[UncleWai]

Originally posted by: BillyBatson

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: nweaver
I'm going to patent walking on two legs, and make everyone pay me

I'm going to patent intercourse.

d00d you'll make BILLIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or he can charge a huge amount and eradicate all the poor people from this planet!

 

[Babbles]

"a MP3 phone with speakers on the side, in addition to front and side buttons to activate its camera/video features."

I would think that something as vague and general as that would be something unable to hold a patent. Putting buttons on the front and/or side seems a pretty obvious thing and as such not something that should be protected by a patent. Ditto with sidespeakers; it is an obvious location.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
So wait .. these guys patented the idea of playing mp3's on a cell phone and now plan to charge people who already have phones that do it? ... Am I missing something here?

Yes, you are missing the fact that they possibly applied for the patent BEFORE these phones became available.

 

[Kur]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
So wait .. these guys patented the idea of playing mp3's on a cell phone and now plan to charge people who already have phones that do it? ... Am I missing something here?

Yes, you are missing the fact that they possibly applied for the patent BEFORE these phones became available.

I would figure though that development of MP3 phones took several years as well and company's would not be so stupid and not see if they have the patent or could at least License it.

 

[ViviTheMage]

sounds like my W810i SE phone...

 

[nakedfrog]

The speakers on mine are on the bottom. Does that mean it's exempt?

 

[davestar]

In a related story, Microsoft Patents Ones and Zeros

 

[ryan256]

Hehe... Apple's iPhone falls directly into this category. Can't say I care for Apple much but I'd love to see these extortionists try to collect. Apple's lawyers would roast them.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: Kur

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
So wait .. these guys patented the idea of playing mp3's on a cell phone and now plan to charge people who already have phones that do it? ... Am I missing something here?

Yes, you are missing the fact that they possibly applied for the patent BEFORE these phones became available.

I would figure though that development of MP3 phones took several years as well and company's would not be so stupid and not see if they have the patent or could at least License it.

That would be my point. These guys are trying to tell me that they patented Mp3 phones before the people who actually created them? I doubt that.

 

[Sheep]

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
So wait .. these guys patented the idea of playing mp3's on a cell phone and now plan to charge people who already have phones that do it? ... Am I missing something here?

They're going to charge the COMPANIES that make such phones royalty fees if this patent is legit and enforced. If you own one of these phones, you're not going to see any difference unless they win their lawsuit and the company passes on the fees to you in the way of higher contract rates.

You can bet those companies will fight tooth and nail not to pay them.