I have no plan to look at the patents, but there is some serious prior art in faceted search. First, faceted classification for libraries was invented by S. R. Ranganathan in 1933. Computer search for libraries dates from the 1960's, probably. Combining the two is obvious, even back then.
wunder On Aug 17, 2011, at 7:55 AM, Matt Shields wrote: > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 8:51 AM, LaMaze Johnson <lam...@zesco.com> wrote: > >> >> Paul Libbrecht-4 wrote: >>> >>> Robert, >>> >>> I believe, precisely, the objective of such a thread is to be helped by >>> knowledgeable techies into being able to do what you say. >>> >>> If Johnson gave only 3 lines of details, such as claimed patent URLs or >>> dates, we might easily be able to tell him the pointer of a publication >>> that would discourage such patent-trolling. >>> >>> paul >>> >> >> I'm sorry. I assumed the information I provided would lead any resourceful >> techie to the details. At any rate here is some additional information: >> >> Patent Claim: >> >> http://www.google.com/patents?id=oFwIAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=6275821&hl=en&ei=57ZLTs7jHs3HsQKWvsjcCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA >> >> Background: >> http://www.ndcalblog.com/2011/07/ebay-prevails-in-limiting-patent.html >> >> Ebay/Microsoft suit: >> >> http://www.whda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011.5.12-MO-Ebay-v.-Parts-River.pdf >> >> Adobe suit: >> http://news.priorsmart.com/adobe-systems-v-kelora-systems-l4in/ >> >> Consequently, they have been known to act on these threats. I don't think >> it would be prudent to ignore them. At any rate, lawyers will be involved >> and they aren't cheap. Until the suits have been played out with the likes >> of eBay, Microsoft, and Adobe, potentially anyone who uses faceted search >> systems could potentially be at risk. >> >> Take it for what it's worth. Don't shoot the messenger. >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/Faceted-Search-Patent-Lawsuit-Please-Read-tp3259475p3261514.html >> Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > I, for one, am grateful for you posting this information. Thank you > > Matthew Shields > Owner > BeanTown Host - Web Hosting, Domain Names, Dedicated Servers, Colocation, > Managed Services > www.beantownhost.com > www.sysadminvalley.com > www.jeeprally.com
