[Sigia-l] SBC has patented ICON-based navigation

[Smith, Denise (Hewitt)]

Unfortunately, the way the patent is written is vague enough to cause
concern... this is an excerpt from an analysis:

"The letter suggests that any website which has static, linked information
(top banners, menus, bottom banners) which are displayed while other
sections of the page are displayed as non-static (the area where products
appear on most websites) infringes upon the patents they hold."

-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Hjortshoj [mailto:anne at mindstorm.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:34 PM
To: Smith, Denise (Hewitt); SIGIA-L
Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] SBC has patented ICON-based navigation


Wasn't there a similar thing where the BBC claimed they'd patented
hyperlinks? That never went anywhere, as far as I can recall.

-Anne