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  • From: "Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>
  • To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [internetworkers] AOL granted instant messaging patent
  • Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:17:35 -0500

AOL has been granted a patent for instant messaging.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/biztech/12/19/internet.aol.reut/index.html

I can't see how the patent office could approve a patent when other instant
messaging systems clearly existed before hand. Although when you read the
patent, it could be describing any number of things, including email - they
write these things so vague sometimes.







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