Re: Reporting the state of an apparatus to a remote computer patented

["Edward B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>]

SW> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:18:29 -0700
SW> From: Scott Whyte

[snip]

I think I'll patent SNMP traps as "low-bandwidth extensible DRM
technology".  Redirected cron output, EDI, RSS, too, while I'm at
it.

Looking at archive.org, it seems adventnet.com had XML-based
notification before Axeda even existed.  Also interesting is

        http://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/08/bluestone/

and search for "notification".  Some additional quick Google
searching turns up tidbits such as

        http://www.voiceshot.com/public/casestudyid57702.asp
        http://devresource.hp.com/drc/specifications/wsrf/
        http://www.opensec.org/articles/000001.html

Then we have various registrars and payment gateways and their
XML-based interfaces, which include notifications and state.

So why are Axeda and USPTO oblivious to all this?


Eddy
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