Wow. The patent is for "Using voice commands from a mobile device to remotely access and control a computer". That's so obvious it's laughable. How was this patent granted?
Once at a meeting to discuss the patent application the presenter mentioned how Jeff Bezos patented "one click buy" - i.e. Buying something with a single click. I asked why we didn't patent "2-n click buy" to prevent any competitors from selling anything.
Everyone laughed but I meant it seriously. I still don't get how "1 click buy" is a thing you can patent but you can't patent "2 click buy". The patent process is incredibly stupid and arbitrary as far as I can tell - at least when it comes to software.
Patents are not granted for what they achieve, but instead how they achieve it. So the patent is for a specific methodology of "using voice commands [...]". Not that the content of the patent is novel -- I have not looked deep into it personally. It is likely a general BS methodology that the troll never used for a real product.
