{"id":2699,"date":"2008-06-09T12:16:55","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T12:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2008\/06\/09\/microsoft-attempts-to-patent-t\/"},"modified":"2008-06-09T12:16:55","modified_gmt":"2008-06-09T12:16:55","slug":"microsoft-attempts-to-patent-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/09\/microsoft-attempts-to-patent-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Attempts to Patent the Very Essence of Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

What? <\/em>Consider this Abstract from the patent:<\/p>\n

A software design process includes three elements–an object\/component driven element, a situation\/scenario driven element, and an arbitrator\/communicator element that is logically interposed and serves as an intermediary between the object\/component driven and the situation\/scenario driven elements. Through an iterative communication process overseen by the arbitrator\/communicator, software design can take place and be measured against a metric. The communication process overseen and implemented by the arbitrator\/communicator can allow ideas and developments provided by one element to be translated into a format that the other element understands. Once the metric has been achieved, the design process can be terminated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is, essentially, semiosis. Or the transmission of meaning. This is an attempt to patent the transmission of meaning.But wait, there’s more. There’s woo:<\/p>\n

For example, the left brain tends to look at parts, while the right brain tends to look at wholes. The left brain is logical, sequential, rational, analytical, and objective. The right brain, on the other hand, is random, intuitive and holistic. The right brain is good at synthesizing, being subjective and processing relationship information. … the left brain is responsible for number skills, written language, reasoning, spoken language and scientific thought. The right brain, on the other hand, is responsible for insight, 3-D formulation, art awareness, imagination and music awareness….Most individuals have a distinct preference for one of these styles of thinking. Some, however, are more whole-brained and equally adept at both modes. Left-brain scholastic subjects focus on logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy. Right-brained scholastic subjects, on the other hand, focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity…. Consider now how the left and right brains map to the entities that are involved in the software design process. Specifically, software architects, designers and engineers tend to map to and are properly represented by the left side of the brain. Hence, … this side of the brain is associated with the object\/component driven element described above. End users, vendors and customers tend to map to and are properly represented by the right side of the brain. Hence … this side of the brain is associated with the situation\/scenario driven element described above. The communication function between the two sides of the brain maps to the arbitrator\/communicator element described above…. When one analogizes the software design process to the process of how the brain communicates, it has become apparent to the inventors that a method of communication, not unlike that of the corpus callosum<\/strong> (which effects the brain’s communication between hemispheres), is desirable in order to facilitate communication between two distinct viewpoints–that of the engineers\/designers, and that of the end users\/customers\/vendors–in order to derive highly functional software components, such as platform components, that will enable high levels of innovation with minimal schedule and situational change risk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The “Inventor” characterizes the process of software development as a left brain process designed to address right brain needs. The development and transmission of meaning between individuals, between the two halves of the brain, and between software engineers and software users (and by extension, perhaps, all engineers and all users, to include road designers and drivers, electronics designers and watchers of TV’s or listeners to iPods) will all be processes owned by the applicant for this patent.<\/p>\n

A software design process has been described that includes three elements–an object\/component driven element, a situation\/scenario driven element, and an arbitrator\/communicator element that is logically interposed and serves as an intermediary between the object\/component driven and the situation\/scenario driven elements. Through an iterative communication process overseen by the arbitrator\/communicator, software design can take place and be measured against a metric. The communication process overseen and implemented by the arbitrator\/communicator can allow ideas and developments provided by one element to be translated into a format that the other element understands. Once the metric has been achieved, the design process can be terminated. This approach can provide advantages in the form of leveraging the knowledge of both the object\/component driven and situation\/scenario driven elements, while ensuring that any dilutive effects due to blurring of the roles as between the elements are mitigated….Although the invention has been described in language specific to structural features and\/or methodological steps, it is to be understood that the invention defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or steps described. Rather, the specific features and steps are disclosed as preferred forms of implementing the claimed invention. * <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a sense, this is a patent of all patents. Microsoft. They want to own you. Open Source is not an option, it’s the only way out of this trap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What? Consider this Abstract from the patent: A software design process includes three elements–an object\/component driven element, a situation\/scenario driven element, and an arbitrator\/communicator element that is logically interposed and serves as an intermediary between the object\/component driven and the situation\/scenario driven elements. Through an iterative communication process overseen by the arbitrator\/communicator, software design can … Continue reading Microsoft Attempts to Patent the Very Essence of Humanity<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[67,130,91,57],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5fhV1-Hx","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}