Re: Another IM patent for AOL #6539421

Even worse.

-iain 

On 4/5/03 13:10, "Bob Wyman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Iain Shigeoka wrote:
>> I feel a bit overwhelmed by these patent applications.
> That wasn't an application. It was a patent. This application
> *has* been granted...
> 
> bob wyman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Iain Shigeoka
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 2:39 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [IM-patents] Another IM patent for AOL #6539421
> 
> 
> Geez. This is pretty ridiculous. Are they going to try to patent dialog
> boxes for setting options next? I feel a bit overwhelmed by these patent
> applications. How many are being approved? Can we trust the USPTO to
> throw out stupid patents or do we have to actively fight all of them?
> 
> -iain
> 
> On 4/5/03 10:50, "Bob Wyman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=6539421
>> 
>> Abstract
>> A messaging application user interface has an input element for
>> receiving electronic messages and an output element for displaying
>> electronic messages. The messaging application user interface can be
>> implemented so as to maintain a subset of the plurality of potential
>> message recipients, the subset being determined using a predetermined
>> criterion. The messaging application user interface also can be
>> implemented so as to auto-complete a partially entered address based
>> on the subset of potential message recipients. A set of
>> user-selectable signals that modify auto-completion behavior also can
>> be used with the messaging application user interface. The messaging
>> application user interface can be used in an instant messaging system
>> to allow a user to send instant messages to and exchange comments with
> 
>> a plurality of other users without having to switch among several
>> instant message windows.
> 
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