[OSM-talk] Patents

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 01:25:32PM +0000, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> Quoting Dave <osm.list at randomjunk.co.uk>:
> 
> > And also, doesn't this cover google's slippy map too? in which case the
> > patent has the minor problem of being filed about a month and a half after
> > google maps was launched.
> 
> Heh, I had a tile-based slippy map up and running at least four months  
> before the patent filing, albeit using Flash rather than AJAX:
> http://www.systemeD.net/blog/entry041121193219.html (and subsequent)

Given the provisional filing:

"[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional
Application Nos. (not yet known), filed Feb. 7, 2005, titled "Method and
Apparatus for Generating Tiles in a Digital Mapping System" <attorney
docket number 159164-0008 (P005Z)>, 60/567,946, filed May 3, 2004, and
60/555,501, filed Mar. 23, 2004. In addition, this application is a
continuation-in-part of U.S. application No. (not yet known), filed Feb.
5, 2005, titled "A Digital Mapping System" <attorney docket number
159164-0005 (P004)>. In addition, this application is related to U.S.
application No. (not yet known), filed Mar. 23, 2005, titled
"Generating, Storing, and Displaying Graphics Using Sub-Pixel Bitmaps".
<attorney docket number 24207-10217>. Each of these applications is
herein incorporated in its entirety by reference. "

The important date is Feb 7, 2005.

Regards,
-- 
Christopher Schmidt
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