The state of an apparatus is reported to a remote computer using an
embedded device in the apparatus. The embedded device detects the
state, generates an electronic mail message that reports the state
using a self-describing computer language, and sends the electronic
mail message to the remote computer. The remote computer receives the
electronic mail message and extracts the state of the embedded device
from the message.
Further, "Axeda has 11 additional patents pending in the United
States and 10 international patents pending covering other aspects of
the remote management of intelligent devices."
* eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net (Edward B. Dreger) [Thu 05 Aug 2004, 19:28 CEST]:
[prior art]
So why are Axeda and USPTO oblivious to all this?
The USPTO doesn't do due diligence research. This is only a small part
of the reasons for the current patent mess, however.
Axeda has no interest in finding prior art, they have an interest in
people paying them money, preferably without having to go to court and
possibly face defeat when their emperor turns out to have not been in
full dress uniform after all. That won't get the defending party back
the money they were forced to spend on the process of pointing that out,
however.
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:44:11 +0200
From: Niels Bakker
Axeda has no interest in finding prior art, they have an
interest in people paying them money, preferably without
having to go to court and possibly face defeat when their
emperor turns out to have not been in full dress uniform
after all.