Quiz: "Would you grant these patent applications?" Edoardo Pastore Patent Examiner, Cluster Computers European Patent Office Torino, 13-14 October 2011.

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Quiz:"Would you grant these patent applications?"

Edoardo PastorePatent Examiner, Cluster ComputersEuropean Patent Office

Torino, 13-14 October 2011

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The presentation and in particular the treatment of the examples reflects the personal opinion of the authors and does in no means prejudice any Examination Division or Opposition Division working on related applications.

Disclaimer:

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System for remote car control comprising

Smart phone

• remote control program

• touch screen

– commands

• acceleration

• brake

• steering

Vehicle

• wireless interface

• actuators

– acceleration

– brake

– steering

• Prior art?

– James Bond, 1997

– 'Tomorrow never dies'

(priority 2005)

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Remote control via mobile phone in 1997?

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:007-BMW.jpg

yes/no?

James Bondmovie asprior art?

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Remote control via mobile phone in 1997?

Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:007-BMW.jpgNo!

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System for remote car control in 2007

A system comprising:

• a conventional car equipped with sensors, computers, and actuators

• a conventional mobile phone

• an application for remotely controlling the car

source: www.spiritofberlin.eu

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Scrabble

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Electronic scrabble

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source: mit.edu

source: hasbro.com

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Interactive manipulable device

Interactive manipulable device for use as gaming apparatus, generates sensory response using response generator based on proximity of similar devices

The device includes a processor, power source, communication unit and proximity sensor for sensing the close proximity of similar device, so that user manipulates the device and generates a sensory response using response generator based on proximity of similar devices.