Patent Office Rejects Verizon's TV Snooping Tech Application

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razor512

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[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]"...[/citation]

But then how will big brother keep you safe and assist you on finding true freedom and happiness through obedience to authority?
 

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Will preventing Verizon from getting a patent on this technology prevent them from deploying it? Probably not, unfortunately. There is still tons of money to be made from this sort of service. However, if they honestly deploy it I expect to see a reduction in my bill and the ads to be non-intrusive. The moment they make me wait to watch an ad, interrupt what I'm doing to watch an ad, or put something on the screen that could bug me I'm off to get a tuner for my HTPC.
 

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Hell no! I will never ever take this kind of tech into my home. And if they force these cameras into my cable box then that's what duct tape is for.
 

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Well looking at their track record, the United States Patent and Trademark Office needs to invalidate a whole bunch of nonsense patents given to companies that other companies have already had a patent for.
 

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[citation][nom]bigdragon[/nom]Will preventing Verizon from getting a patent on this technology prevent them from deploying it? Probably not, unfortunately. There is still tons of money to be made from this sort of service. However, if they honestly deploy it I expect to see a reduction in my bill and the ads to be non-intrusive. The moment they make me wait to watch an ad, interrupt what I'm doing to watch an ad, or put something on the screen that could bug me I'm off to get a tuner for my HTPC.[/citation] why would you even allow this kind of crap in your home...
any 1 that does is an idiot of the highest order im not saying you are said idiot but people in general...
 

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That's why i never subscribe for any over priced cable box and stick to the internet for my entertainments.
 

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What is happening to this country, It wasn't until the last few years an idea such as this would have not even been considered, And a lot of people are excepting this new privacy breaching technology. We have to stand up and put a stop to this type of thing, Its getting really out of hand.
 

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A bit of magic tape over the camera and some sticky-backed foam over the mic should be enough to restore privacy....
 

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[citation][nom]phatboe[/nom]/me Stands in front of set top box and says "porn" repeatedly.[/citation]

what happens if you have sex in front of your tv :eek:?
 

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How can they issue a patent to something that is already being done, well the spying part anyway. Got a Crapbox 360 with a mic and motion camera or have a PC with a camera running Windows then.....
 

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[citation][nom]heero yuy[/nom]what happens if you have sex in front of your tv ?[/citation]

Trojan condom commercials. ;)
STD screening facility commercials.
HIV treatment commercials.
Mens cabaret commercials.
KY Lubricant commercials.

(would be cool if)
Tuner automatically tunes receiver to porn channel.
(would be cooler if)
Tuner tunes to porn channel showing porn based off type of sex you are having.
 

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It is always fascinating to see how enginees and business people do not see that there is a fine line between being innovative and creepy.

This is obviously crossing that line well on to the dark side.
 
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