[New post] The shape of the Internet (according to patent drawings)

sskarthik posted: "The stylized art of patent drawings is instantly recognizable. Before the information age, the drawings were drafter's jewelboxes, designed to make the workings of new mechanical inventions legible to other inventors (and patent examiners). When the US" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info The shape of the Internet (according to patent drawings) by sskarthik The stylized art of patent drawings is instantly recognizable. Before the information age, the drawings were drafter's jewelboxes, designed to make the workings of new mechanical inventions legible to other inventors (and patent examiners). When the US Patent and Trademark Office (which is funded by patent-application fees) decided that it would allow "inventors" to patent doing obvious things by adding "but done with a computer" or "done on the Internet," the art in patents underwent a transformation. Since there was no invention to speak of (c.f. one-click purchasing; scanning a document and emailing it; podcasting) the application diagrams became more fanciful, depicting "the Internet" in various guises, doing things that lent the applicant the veneer of technical respectability in... Read more... sskarthik | September 24, 2015 at 8:07 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3lBV Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/the-shape-of-the-internet-according-to-patent-drawings/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com