Re: Gates Patents Flipping a Light Switch

[Stefaan A Eeckels]

On Thu, 13 May 2004 23:43:44 +1000
"Wally" <where'swally@world.co> wrote:

> So its nothing as simple as flipping a light switch

No, it's about an intelligent lamp providing a non-dedicated
control device with the user interface allowing it to be
switched on or off, or dimmed. 

It's actually quite interesting as it might cover all the
devices that provide browser style interfaces (which are
"requested by" the browser, after all). 

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Stefaan
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