Microsoft Faces Another Patent Lawsuit -- AutoPlay

Dyre Straits · Feb 10, 2004, 04:28 PM

Software giant sued over autoplay feature in Windows.

"Microsoft faces a trial in a patent infringement suit over the "autoplay" feature in Windows that automatically starts an application after storage media is loaded into a PC.

Little-known TV Interactive Data (TVI) of Los Gatos, California, sued Microsoft in May 2002, seeking damages and an injunction barring Microsoft from further infringement. Microsoft flagged the case in its quarterly regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on Friday.

TVI charges Microsoft infringes on four of its U.S. patents, three entitled "host device equipped with means for starting a process in response to detecting insertion of a storage media" and one entitled "method for starting up a process automatically on insertion of a storage media into a host device." The patent numbers are 5,597,307; 5,795,156; 6,249,863; and 6,418,532."

Joris Evers, IDG News Service
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Article Here

Source: PC World

Matth · Feb 11, 2004, 04:17 PM

More patent absurdity.

The old 8-Track cartridge player was responding to media insertion with autoplay before any of this - I'll grant you, it was essentially electromechanical, but surely that voids any claims of originality on "autoplaying inserted media".

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 11, 2004, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by Matth
More patent absurdity.

The old 8-Track cartridge player was responding to media insertion with autoplay before any of this - I'll grant you, it was essentially electromechanical, but surely that voids any claims of originality on "autoplaying inserted media".

Why is it allways some no name company you've never herd of too!
will the retarded compay's ever stop? what happend to actally doing something for your money?

why aren't they sureing cd player companies then? WTF

how retarded

Dyre Straits · Feb 12, 2004, 02:15 AM

It's just a matter of the little guy seeing big bucks. Even if they don't win a lawsuit, they just might get a tidy settlement out of court. Cheap shot if you ask me.

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Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,201 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Microsoft Faces Another Patent Lawsuit -- AutoPlay Software giant sued over autoplay feature in Windows. "Microsoft faces a trial in a patent infringement suit over the "autoplay" feature in Windows that automatically starts an application after storage media is loaded into a PC. Little-known TV Interactive Data (TVI) of Los Gatos, California, sued Microsoft in May 2002, seeking damages and an injunction barring Microsoft from further infringement. Microsoft flagged the case in its quarterly regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission on Friday. TVI charges Microsoft infringes on four of its U.S. patents, three entitled "host device equipped with means for starting a process in response to detecting insertion of a storage media" and one entitled "method for starting up a process automatically on insertion of a storage media into a host device." The patent numbers are 5,597,307; 5,795,156; 6,249,863; and 6,418,532." Joris Evers, IDG News Service Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Article Here Source: PC World

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	More patent absurdity. The old 8-Track cartridge player was responding to media insertion with autoplay before any of this - I'll grant you, it was essentially electromechanical, but surely that voids any claims of originality on "autoplaying inserted media".