Reminder: Public call for prior art on Widget updates

Reminder: the W3C is seeking input on prior art on Apple's 5,764,992  
patent.

Details below.

-Regards, Art Barstow


Begin forwarded message:

> From: ext Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>
> Date: June 12, 2009 2:23:08 PM EDT
> To: "public-webapps@w3.org" <public-webapps@w3.org>
> Cc: widget-pag <member-widgets-pag@w3.org>, "public-widgets- 
> pag@w3.org" <public-widgets-pag@w3.org>
> Subject: Public call for prior art on Widget updates
> Archived-At: <http://www.w3.org/mid/200906122023.08963.rigo@w3.org>
>
> http://www.w3.org/2009/03/widgets-pag/cfpa
>
> The W3C hereby issues a call for prior art on US patent 5,764,992 [1]
> that may apply to the Widgets updates specification[2]. Pursuant to
> its rights under W3C's Patent Policy, Apple Inc. has excluded all
> claims of the aforementioned patent from the W3C Royalty-Free License
> commitment. The PAG seeks information about software update systems
> available before June 1995 that offer a viable solution that may apply
> to the use of updates in Widgets. People who wish to provide feedback
> should refer to the call[3] for more information or write back to
> public-widgets-pag@w3.org
>
> Please distribute this call for prior art as widely as possible.
>
> 1.http://is.gd/101wZ
> 2.http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-widgets-updates-20081007/
> 3.http://www.w3.org/2009/03/widgets-pag/cfpa.html
>
> Rigo Wenning
> Widgets update PAG chair
> W3C Legal counsel

Received on Friday, 19 June 2009 17:53:55 UTC