http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/ Engadget Comments for Palm files patent for GPS-based location sharing service http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
www.RememberTheMilk.com]]>Jan 8th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://developer.palm.com/webChannel/index.php?packageid=com.hedami.geostrings) that allows you to set location-based reminders.]]>Jan 8th 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/hope you mailed that app to yourself via registered mail after getting it notarized.]]>Jan 8th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
According to the patent linked in this article, it was filed in March '09. I didn't tell Palm about my app idea until October, and my app wasn't released until 12/31/09, so I'm pretty sure I can't wager a legal battle. :)

But still it's pretty cool that the folks at Palm and I both thought of many of the same ideas (multiple locations per task, saved location history, choosing locations from contacts, etc.)]]>Jan 8th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/nice. Is it as easy to develop for the WebOS platform as Jon claims?]]>Jan 8th 2010 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
If you're an experienced web developer, then yeah it would be pretty easy. I had to spend some time learning HTML and CSS since I haven't had much experience with web development, but it didn't take too long for me to get into the swing of things.]]>Jan 8th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/"I had to work late"
"That's not what my phone says."]]>Jan 8th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
lmao mint!]]>Jan 8th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
Seriously, I don't think it's possible for Microsoft to have coined a more distasteful term for peer to peer sharing like that.

Ballmer: "No see it's great. You just jizz your music from one Zune to the other You just ejaculate it right over there. Give it the old pearl necklace. It's like what I do all over the stage every time I announce a new product. Except you do it to your friends."]]>Jan 8th 2010 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 8th 2010 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/Jan 9th 2010 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
See USPTO publication 20020198003:

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=9JSDAAAAEBAJ&dq=20020198003A1]]>Jan 9th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/palm-files-patent-for-gps-based-location-sharing-service/
I'm also very keen on location-based reminders as I often forget stuff when I'm in different places. So having this feature built-in to the webOS would be fab, even though there is an excellent app for it already.]]>Jan 9th 2010 11:30AM