Posts Tagged: "James Stipek"

Patent Problem on the Horizon for Facebook?

These related patents pertain to a system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media. The patents in question define media to “include audio, video, and other data,” which is a rather broad definition for media. Based on this definition of “media” then it would seem that what Facebook does to push data to a user’s news feed could be generally captured within what is described in these patents. That is not to say that I think Single Touch will be ultimately successful, but there is at least on its face a plausible connection to what is covered in these patents and what Facebook does. Enough so that further inquiry would seem advisable for both Facebook and Single Touch.