[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: Re: New Google Mapping Patent

[Paulo Marcondes]

2007/1/10, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk>:
> Jo Walsh wrote:
>
> >    * Generating and serving tiles in a digital mapping system
> >      <http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050270299%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050270299&RS=DN/20050270299>
>
> Interesting point on prior art from the openstreetmap list ( who run a
> slipply map ) Dave ? pointed out that the prior art is Google itself -
> how much was working when it launched the betas in Feb 05 - the month
> BEFORE the patent application ?

I think they were on the grace period.
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