Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patent

I looked at the patents...: This company started patents in 1991 but not for a DVR type system, the earliest one I can actually find is 2000, and it was basically a teleconferencing system; a glorified answering machine, that could record messages and play messages, at the same time using computer control:
" Computer controlled video system allowing playback during recording " (big freaking deal). And it does not even say how it's going to perform this function

If you read the first patent from 1991, it's not really even close to a DVR or anything like it; HOWEVER if you keep looking at the continuing progress of the patent, it morphs around 2002 into a DVRish patent:
" Computer controlled recorder of television signals having the ability for a user to select among a varity of stored signals for playback independent of recording of an audio and video stream "
Meanwhile, I could record on my computer with an ATI card years before 2001 (or earlier), AND TIVO had been around SINCE 1999.
This patent is pure, "Lets morph this patent so we can sue everyone"; Posted by: el1jones Posted on: 07/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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tail -v as prior art? Robert Crocker | 07/14/05

Good point voska | 07/14/05

you must be joking... low-life | 07/14/05

I have a brilliant plan ^^ FunkeyChicken | 07/15/05

DVR's psedog | 07/19/05

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