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The Auto Call Patent of the Day goes to AT&T Corp. of New York City for a Call initiation via calendar
07/31/07

7,251,320 Call initiation via calendar
  Issued: July 31, 2007
  Filed: September 15, 2006
  U.S. Class: 379/202.01
Abstract:  A system and method for initiating calls via electronic calendar is disclosed. A call list is associated by a user to a particular time and day within the electronic calendar. When the particular day and time arrives, the call list is forwarded to a service which executes the call list, and subsequently contacts the members of the call list through a telephone network. Once a connection is established, the user and the members of the list are linked to a conference bridge.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:48:52 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Threat Detection Patent of the Day goes to Honeywell International Inc. of New Jersey for a Surveillance system
07/31/07

7,250,853 Surveillance system
  Issued: July 31, 2007
  Filed: December 10, 2004
  U.S. Class: 340/506
Abstract:  A surveillance system is provided. The system includes at least one target detection sensor, a plurality of adjustable identification sensors and a system controller. The syste controller is coupled to the at least one target detection sensor and the plurality of adjustable identification sensors. The system controller processes data from the plurality of target detection sensors, applies threat criteria, and, when a target is identified as a threat, the system controller selects at least one of the plurality of adjustable identification sensors and adjusts a sensing input of the selected one of the plurality of adjustable identification sensors to capture information on the identified target. The system also includes a monitoring station that is adapted to receive signals from the selected one of the adjustable identification sensors and to display the captured information.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:48:19 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Query This Patent of the Day goes to Yahoo! Inc. of Sunnyvale for Determining a known character string equivalent to a query string
07/31/07

7,251,665 Determining a known character string equivalent to a query string
  Issued: July 31, 2007
  Filed: May 3, 2001
  U.S. Class: 707/104.1
Abstract:  A system, method, and computer program product perform text equivalencing. The text equivalencing is performed by modifying a string of characters by applying a set of heuristics, comparing the modified strings of characters to known strings of characters. If a match is found, the text equivalencing engine performs database update and exits. If no match is found, sub-strings are formed by grouping together frequently occurring sets of characters. An information retrieval technique is performed on the sub-strings to determine equivalent text.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:47:48 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

Reissue Applications Filed - 7/31/2007
07/31/07
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Addition of Japan Patent Office
07/31/07
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PepsiCo Didn't Infringe On Coca-Cola Patent, Judge Rules
07/31/07

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Coca-Cola Co. (KO) that charged its rival PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) with patent infringement on a collapsible bag that dispenses syrup for fountain sodas. It was the third such lawsuit Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has brought against PepsiCo or its affiliates in the past six years. The decision was issued Wednesday by Judge Richard Story of the U.S. District Court in Atlanta. Coca-Cola Co. is the biggest soft-drink company in the world. Purchase, N.Y.- based PepsiCo Inc., is second-largest. "It confirmed what we knew all along, that there was no infringement," PepsiCo spokesman Dave DeCecco said. Coca-Cola was reviewing the decision and an appeal may be forthcoming, said spokesman Dana Bolden. The company has 30 days to decide.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:32 am into the following categories: In The News

Judge says eBay can keep using 'buy it now'
07/31/07

A U.S. district court judge has ruled that eBay Inc. can continue to use its "buy it now" feature even though a patent infringement ruling against the feature continues to stand. Judge Jerome Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied an injunction request by MercExchange LLC, which successfully sued eBay for patent infringement in 2003. But Friedman also said he would move forward with MercExchange's efforts to collect the US$25 million patent infringement award against eBay.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:02:32 am into the following categories: In The News

Encryption inventor sues Microsoft
07/31/07

The inventor of a computer software encryption scheme filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, claiming the operating system giant is illegally using that technology in Windows XP and Vista. The patent for “computer implemented secret object key block cipher encryption and digital signal device” was granted in 2001 to Luciano Paone, then of Safecourier Software in Kings Park, N.Y. Paone is seeking damages, triple damages and an injunction against Microsoft. The technology in question is based on a 4,096-bit encryption model and a 2,048-bit secret key digital signature process. In addition, the object keys are dynamic, changing throughout the encryption process.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:01:52 am into the following categories: In The News

Biothera and MIT File Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Biorgin
07/31/07

Biothera and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) filed a patent infringement lawsuit today against Biorgin, a Brazilian company, for selling beta 1,3/1,6 gluco polysaccharide ingredients in the U.S. for nutritional supplements and functional foods. Biothera and MIT charged Biorigin with six counts of patent infringement in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Massachusetts Institute of Technology owns and licenses to Biothera certain patents that are part of the litigation. The plaintiffs seek a permanent injunction and unspecified damages from Biorigin. “Biothera has a formidable intellectual property portfolio that provides exclusivity to market our gluco polysaccharide in the U.S.,” said Richard G. Mueller, Biothera president and chief executive officer. Biothera has more than 40 U.S. patents and patents pending, as well as additional patents in more than 20 countries, protecting the matter of composition, manufacturing and use of beta 1,3/1,6 gluco polysaccharide derived from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:00:56 am into the following categories: In The News
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