Re: Microsoft Patents the Body Electric

[John]

theodp wrote:

> While others may 'Sing the Body Electric' [1], Microsoft has patented
> it. On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for its 'Method
> and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body'
> [2], which covers the use of the human body as a conductive medium
> (bus) over which power, data and control signals may be distributed.
> 
> [1] http://explanation-guide.info/meaning/I-Sing-the-Body-Electric!.html
> 
> [2] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=6,754,472

I'm sure they built and tested such a device, right?  I wonder how many bps
of data they can transmit this way.

What's next, then?  A mind-reading device?  If so, I hereby license all of
my thoughts under the GPL and Creative Commons licenses now and evermore.