Re: Gates Patents Flipping a Light Switch

[Phil Da Lick!]

"T. Max Devlin" <tmax@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> On 12 May 2004 23:03:21 -0700, theodp@aol.com (theodp) wrote:
>
> >Bill Gates is the assignee of a patent issued Tuesday for a 'Method
> >and system for generating a user interface for distributed devices'
> >[1], which can be used to control lighting systems, heating systems,
> >elevators, and various electronic systems (e.g., monitors, cameras,
> >and CD players) in a large environment, such as a large building, a
> >factory, or a large house.
> >
> >[1] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=6,734,879
>
>
> All I've got to say is... holy fucking shit.

QED.