Microsoft Patents the Body Electric from TheoDP@aol.com on 2004-06-23 (public-web-plugins@w3.org from June 2004)

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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:07:05 -0400
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While others may 'Sing the Body Electric' [1], Microsoft has patented
it. On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for its 'Method
and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body'
[2], which covers the use of the human body as a conductive medium
(bus) over which power, data and control signals may be distributed.

[1] http://explanation-guide.info/meaning/I-Sing-the-Body-Electric!.html

[2] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=6,754,472

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