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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Decisions >> Google Inc. (Patent) [2022] UKIntelP o30722 (7 April 2022) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKIntelP/2022/o30722.html Cite as: [2022] UKIntelP o30722 |
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Summary
The claimed invention relates to a method for providing identified content, such as video content, to a user who may want to watch it later. The invention determines the likely relevance of the content, infers when the user might be able to watch the content, and upon activation of a device such as a TV associated with the user, sends a message to another user device, such as a smart phone, suitably notifying them of the content. The user can access the content on the TV by selecting the message on the phone. In arguing that the invention provided the requisite technical contribution, the Agent described the interconnected devices as a new technical system akin to theAerotel-special exchange- which optimises the capabilities of each device. The Hearing Officer applied the four stepAerotel/Macrossantest and considered theAT&Tsignposts.The contribution was found not to provide the required technical effect and the claimed invention was found to relate solely to a program for a computer and a method for doing business as such, so the application did not meet the requirements of section 1(2)(c). The application was refused under section 18(3).
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