Patent claim on JPEG

[TnT]

Didn't see anyone post this yet.

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-945686.html?tag=cd_mh

[xortam]

They'll have a tough time with the patents. The technology was originally developed at Loral with funding by the government. My father's group was the one that developed the compression tech and the engineer took the work with him when he joined Compression Labs.

P.S. Also see http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...,389261,00.asp
I haven't read through these articles yet. My father just alerted me to this a couple days ago.

[Agent31]

the first thing I thought when I read that subject line was "Microsoft, again???"

has anyone tried to take out a patent on the design for alveoli in human lungs? they could make a mint!

[Technoid]

That kind of "Business" has got to stop!

They can’t come and claim things after the cat is out of the bag…

Like rambus did or MS is trying to do with openGL.

If a company files for a patent and don’t say a word until 5-10 years after they don’t deserve royalties etc etc…..

[The PIT]

Perhaps they should be a law saying if you want to claim license fees you should do it striaght away rather than waiting years before making a claim.

[R.Carter]

Originally posted by Technoid
That kind of "Business" has got to stop!

They can’t come and claim things after the cat is out of the bag…

Like rambus did or MS is trying to do with openGL.

If a company files for a patent and don’t say a word until 5-10 years after they don’t deserve royalties etc etc…..

Actually, it is my understanding from reading the June 18, 2002 ARB meeting notes that Microsoft informed ARB as soon as they found out that there was the possibility of a conflict with proposed ARB_vertex_program extension.

Or are you referring to some other issue?

[Technoid]

The case with MS and openGL is different,
They don't want to cash into their IP, they want to kill openGL in favor of DX

[Gurm]

Technoid,

Stop the MS-bashing already. It's getting old. Be a conspiracy-theorist all you want, but not everything MS does is to destroy our way of life. To make money, yes. But not to hurt the rest of the world. (Not all of it, anyway... )

- Gurm

[Technoid]

Originally posted by Gurm
Technoid,

Stop the MS-bashing already. It's getting old. Be a conspiracy-theorist all you want, but not everything MS does is to destroy our way of life. To make money, yes. But not to hurt the rest of the world. (Not all of it, anyway... )

- Gurm

Sure, I promise to stop saying even remotly bad things about MS if YOU stop defending them as soon as anyone says anything remotley negative...

[High_Jumbllama]

Actually, he just goes after people that say things that are unfounded. Too much M$ bashing is not thought out. A lot is wrong. If one really hates Microsoft, it is better to reveal the truth than to attack with hearsay(sp?) or lies.

P.S. I am aware of the irony of using "M$" for "Microsoft". It's easier to type.

[xortam]

My father is getting really irked over this issue and he says that he may just take up the sword and look into the patent claims. You can read the JPEG committee's comments here.

[TnT]

GIF is to PNG as JPEG is to ???

Just in case the patent does go through, but from what I've read it sounds like there is enough to prevent it... hopefully.

[Gurm]

Technoid:

High_J made my point exactly. MS does enough bad stuff all by themselves without you attributing MORE stuff to them.

- Gurm

[az]

Does anyone know if JPEG2000 is affected by this?

AZ

[Technoid]

Ofcourse its affected:
They have to double or tripple check so they don't run into a new forgent in 5 years