• wander1236@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Not to defend the mega corporation, but companies file patents for ridiculous things all the time that never end up actually being made or used.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah this was probably some rank and file employee that was trying to cash in on that sweet patent filing bonus Ford probably provides

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      4 months ago

      Exactly. A few months ago the headline was a patent of Roku hijacking HDMI to show ads.

      I’ll save my energy to be pissed off when this garbage actually makes it to market.