I know what the patents filed on my behalf entail. I know the claims. I collaborated on their "invention".
The fact it was granted a patent is not very note-worthy. It is not representative of anything useful. It doesn't represent deep thought, a lot of research, or anything of extraordinary value.
>The fact it was granted a patent is not very note-worthy. It is not representative of anything useful. It doesn't represent deep thought, a lot of research, or anything of extraordinary value.
1. Having read a ton of patents across multiple fields, that could be said of most patents ever (not just software patents). Most patents come out of engineering work, not high-level R&D.
2. That is still a huge step above what most engineers do their whole careers. Think of the average software developer - what percentage do anything approaching "real" engineering as opposed to churning out CRUD apps and web UIs dictated by business needs?
The fact it was granted a patent is not very note-worthy. It is not representative of anything useful. It doesn't represent deep thought, a lot of research, or anything of extraordinary value.
It's a stupid game corporate has to play.