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FAT patentFAT patentPosted Feb 26, 2009 14:03 UTC (Thu) by klaasjan (guest, #5492)In reply to: FAT patent by dufkaf Parent article: Microsoft sues TomTom
I think the navigation unit has to be able to read it's FAT-formatted filesystem to display the maps written there...
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FAT patent Posted Feb 26, 2009 20:08 UTC (Thu) by dufkaf (subscriber, #10358) [Link]
You're right, completely forgot about this. But still, aren't those patents about methods of _writing_ long and short file names? Once it is so cleverly and innovativelly written you just read it, no space for creativity there. Would a read only driver violate patent too?
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