Article about "The Post-OOP Paradigm"

Jarvis, Robert P. (Contingent) Jarvisb at timken.com
Mon Mar 10 19:00:26 UTC 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Read [mailto:bitwize at snet.net]
> 
> Aspect-oriented programming has one fatal flaw that puts a 
> crimp in its widespread availability: It's patented.
> 
> http://www.isr.uci.edu/~lopes/patents.html

On the web page referenced above you'll find

	"Modulator For Musically-Oriented Acoustic Communications"
	Cristina Lopes; Horst Haussecker; and Pedro Aguiar.
	U.S. Patent No. unknown. Filed May 2002 by Xerox Corp. against the
inventors' recommendation.
	Status unknown.

>From the title it appears that Xerox might be attempting to patent musical
instruments.


Bob Jarvis


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