Phil,
We can't use it if we believe it's patented.
On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 10:30 AM, Phil Barrett wrote:
> dean blakketter wrote:
>
>> That's neat. When you do the entry, does it show just the numbers or
>> some matching string?
>
> Right now (or rather until 5.0, which means I'll have to do it again,
> which is no bad thing) just the numbers, but I have several ideas for
> refining it.
>
> As long as it isn't going to be pulled because of the patent issue.
>
> Phil
>
>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2003, at 10:32 AM, Phil Barrett wrote:
>>
>>> (Forgive me if this has already been discussed and dismissed)
>>>
>>> The current Search mechanism for entering text is clumsy compared to
>>> single-key methods commonly used on mobile phones.
>>>
>>> I have implemented ambiguous text entry, where the user just enters
>>> 74688<right> to find 'shout' (or any other letter sequence with that
>>> mapping to number keys), and I plan to extend this using a
>>> dictionary of the actual words used in artists, albums and songs.
>>>
>>> But I am worried that this is technology covered by the T9 patents,
>>> which are heavily protected by AOL/Tegic. (To see the eleven patents
>>> in detail, go to www.uspto.gov and search for Tegic)
>>>
>>> What do we think? Is it too risky to include this technique in open
>>> source software?
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: IANAL, but I have had dealings with software patents.
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
We can't use it if we believe it's patented.
On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 10:30 AM, Phil Barrett wrote:
> dean blakketter wrote:
>
>> That's neat. When you do the entry, does it show just the numbers or
>> some matching string?
>
> Right now (or rather until 5.0, which means I'll have to do it again,
> which is no bad thing) just the numbers, but I have several ideas for
> refining it.
>
> As long as it isn't going to be pulled because of the patent issue.
>
> Phil
>
>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2003, at 10:32 AM, Phil Barrett wrote:
>>
>>> (Forgive me if this has already been discussed and dismissed)
>>>
>>> The current Search mechanism for entering text is clumsy compared to
>>> single-key methods commonly used on mobile phones.
>>>
>>> I have implemented ambiguous text entry, where the user just enters
>>> 74688<right> to find 'shout' (or any other letter sequence with that
>>> mapping to number keys), and I plan to extend this using a
>>> dictionary of the actual words used in artists, albums and songs.
>>>
>>> But I am worried that this is technology covered by the T9 patents,
>>> which are heavily protected by AOL/Tegic. (To see the eleven patents
>>> in detail, go to www.uspto.gov and search for Tegic)
>>>
>>> What do we think? Is it too risky to include this technique in open
>>> source software?
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: IANAL, but I have had dealings with software patents.
>>>
>>> Phil
>>>
>>>
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