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Bill Gates Grabs Patent For Distributing Art







Bill Gates Grabs Patent For Distributing
Art

Bill Gates Grabs Patent For Distributing
Art
12/30/2003 12:06 PM

theodp writes "William H. Gates, III is the assignee of a patent issued Tuesday for a Method and system for distributing art. According to the patent, the art e-distribution system allows a user to select a space (e.g., Child2 bedroom) within a hierarchy (e.g., House -> EastWing -> Bedrooms) and then to select a playlist of art that is to be displayed at the display devices within the selected space." Once again, you have to ask how this concept is patentable?




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