FYI: Patent on authentication and <location> conveyance

Interesting patent related to authentication, trusted source, and location 
payloads with all examples from the EM domain.

 

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=2&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=Winterbottom.IN.&OS=IN/Winterbottom&RS=IN/Winterbottom

 

I do not think it impacts the work of the OASIS but it may impact the work 
of the members.

 

Cheers

 

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
Program
OGC

Carl Reed, PhD
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