There has been software to make Palms (including Treos) do this for years. I would think that a huge amount of prior art that would make defending this impossible.
Or is the entire patent around a system in which devices provide the control set for devices to download and control them. If Sony started to build that into all of their devices, it could be interesting.
“Microsoft's not promising the world with Windows Mobile 6.5, nor are they delivering it -- it's very much a stopgap, complete with duct tape, bubble gum, and Bondo.”
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There has been software to make Palms (including Treos) do this for years. I would think that a huge amount of prior art that would make defending this impossible.
Or is the entire patent around a system in which devices provide the control set for devices to download and control them. If Sony started to build that into all of their devices, it could be interesting.