schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFord Patents A Way To Bring Ads Inside Your Carinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1389arrow-down1external-linkFord Patents A Way To Bring Ads Inside Your Carinsideevs.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
minus-square14th_cylon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months ago It’s not that expensive in the US. A few hundred Ok, that’s less than what I would have expected, but still more than what most people want to invest into something that’s basically a joke.
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoFeasible for a non-profit however
minus-square14th_cylon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoDon’t you need working prototype to get a patent? Otherwise musk or bezos or another for-profit asshole could patent every known scifi gimmick, wait until someone actually invents it and then send him a bill…?
minus-squaregreenskye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGoogle says no, you don’t need one.
Ok, that’s less than what I would have expected, but still more than what most people want to invest into something that’s basically a joke.
Feasible for a non-profit however
Don’t you need working prototype to get a patent? Otherwise musk or bezos or another for-profit asshole could patent every known scifi gimmick, wait until someone actually invents it and then send him a bill…?
Google says no, you don’t need one.