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Article #73960Re: Partial list of software patents
From: Nelson Bolyard
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1991 05:34
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1991 05:34
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In article <MERNST.91Jul12095011@emu.lcs.mit.edu> mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu
(Michael Ernst) writes:
>There have been several requests recently for lists of software patents. I
>maintain such a list, which I've included below.
[...]
>4,646,250
>Data Entry Screen
>filed 10/18/84
>granted 2/24/87
>assignee IBM
>inventor John F. Childress
>Required fields are highlighted until they are filled in; fields
>incorrectly completed are also highlighted.
Outrageous! Filed in 84? Prior Art! I wrote tranasaction processing
applications for Michigan Farm Bureau Services in 1977 that did this.
Required fields were reverse video, error fields were blinking reverse video.
Used Burroughs (now Unisys) TD-830 terminals, did all sorts of highlighting.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're still using that system.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,6b16024275d7a8be X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-15 23:40:10 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!mips!sgi!shinobu!odin!nelson From: nelson@sgi.com (Nelson Bolyard) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Partial list of software patents Message-ID: <1991Jul16.053450.14891@odin.corp.sgi.com> Date: 16 Jul 91 05:34:50 GMT References: <MERNST.91Jul12095011@emu.lcs.mit.edu> Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Distribution: gnu Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 26