[FoRK] [Tech] Goggles, or Projectors?

[Luis Villa]

On 1/2/08, Jef Allbright <jef at jefallbright.net> wrote:
> A common feature of that world was the wear of goggles for augmented
> reality by nearly everyone nearly all the time.  Now, I would be among
> the first to augment my geek self with such goggles as soon as
> price/performance comes into range, but I wonder whether that picture
> will actually emerge.

Vinge's latest book also works along these lines; I found it to be a
pretty stimulating read.

> BTW, with suitably detailed public discussion of such technological
> concepts, do we reduce the possibility of such technology being
> restricted with narrowly controlled IP rights?

Yes and no.

It will do little/nothing to stop such patents getting issued, as
(generally speaking) the Patent Office hasn't quite figured out how to
effectively integrate Google into their filing process.

It should, however, make it easier to get such patents overturned once
they come up in litigation. This is better than nothing but still not
great, given how time-consuming/expensive it can be to overturn
patents.

Luis