On 01/23/2017 02:50 PM, Julie Marchant wrote:
Though I do wonder, is there a clear case of prior art for this kind of thing that would invalidate any possible patents? Something technically designed as a fully functioning computer that plugs into the thing that gives it all its interfaces? If there is, it would probably be good to know about it. The last thing we would want is a patent troll coming along demanding royalties for some obscure patent. :)
Actually, I think I've got one: the Super Game Boy. That was actually a fully-functioning computer with no inputs or outputs of its own; it plugged into a SNES to get all its inputs and outputs. So really, you could say that it was one of the earlier computer cards, while the SNES was its housing.