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No_Woodpecker_7774 t1_j9qcheh wrote

Seems like the company ',Voxer,' patented a streaming technology that utilizes simultaneous broadcasting and data retention of video over multi-channel connection(s) to reduce disconnect and smooth playback. A couple years after facebook met with them and almost reached a deal.. they used the technological insights gained from meeting and protected patents to copycat the design. What company doesnt try to copycat the competiton? But they must have taken it a little too far..

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Valvador t1_j9r3m41 wrote

I would love to read the original patent. As much as I hate Meta whenever I see shit like this I think "Patent Trolls", and your summary makes it sound like they literally patented "Redundancies to avoid failure", which seems too obvious to patent.

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t0slink t1_j9s697c wrote

yeah, there's no way there isn't prior art of this

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delrioaudio t1_j9qkgmb wrote

Didn't something like that happen in an episode of silicon valley?

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JohnWangDoe t1_j9viajs wrote

>they used the technological insights gained from meeting and protected patents to copycat the design.

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There was a scene in Silicon Valley (HBO) where they did exactly this lol

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ThunderPigGaming t1_j9smyby wrote

OUr local law enforcement used to use Voxer to communicate to avoid being recorded by dispatch.

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