[Gfoss] [Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: Re: New Google Mapping Patent]

[Paolo Cavallini]

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In pratica hanno gia' brevettato tutto?
pc

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Google map-related patents, which
EGIP members might wish to see at
http://searchengineland.com/070102-064435.php

According to Search Engine Land, the digital mapping patent already
awarded (US Patent 7,158,878) is only one applicaiton in the works.
Others include:

   * Generating and serving tiles in a digital mapping system

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050270299%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050270299&RS=DN/20050270299>

   * Generating, storing, and displaying graphics using sub-pixel
     bitmaps

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050270305%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050270305&RS=DN/20050270305>

   * Visually-oriented driving directions in digital mapping system

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050288859%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050288859&RS=DN/20050288859>

   * Method and apparatus for customizing travel directions

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060064241%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060064241&RS=DN/20060064241>

   * Secondary map in digital mapping system

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060139375%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060139375&RS=DN/20060139375>

   * Combined map scale and measuring tool

<http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060206264%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060206264&RS=DN/20060206264>

If there is prior art, it will be up to the GIS community, globally, to
make this known to anyone who wishes to challenge the patents at some
future date.

Thanks again.

Roger
ral at alum.mit.edu

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