[Mapserver-users] multimap.com patent

[Lars V. Nielsen]

Hi William,

I wouldn't take this or similar patents too seriously. I've heard of several similar patents, e.g. one on hyperlinking, that defies
any normal reasoning.
MultiMap.com didn't invent this technology, they just try to hog it. It's simply the patenting system that's gone crazy, not you or
your application.

IMHO, of course.

Best regards/Med venlig hilsen
Lars V. Nielsen
GisPro, Denmark
http://www.gispro.dk/
http://hjem.get2net.dk/lars-online/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "William Miles" <william at miles.dk>
To: <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: [Mapserver-users] multimap.com patent


> Hi all,
>
> I just subscribed to mapserver's mailing list today. In the process off
> looking for mapping software, I came upon http://multimap.com and saw
> that they have been granted a patent for "covering internet mapping
> technology" for both Europe and the US. The article states: "The
> Multimap.com patent describes methods for displaying the locations of
> one or more places - hotels, restaurants, stores, etc. - on a map, with
> hyperlinks between the map and pages of information about the location.
> Specifically, the patent covers methods of operating a map server
> separately from local information servers."
>
> That is basically what I wanted to use mapserver for. I guess my hands
> are tied.
>
> Anyway, the article can be found at
> http://www.multimap.com/static/pr/pr9_ukpatent.htm
>
> Cheers
> William Miles
>
>
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