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This is funny. IBM received a patent for restroom queuing in an airplane. Then they decided it was stupid. The pantent office is really screwy these days.
R&D must be board.
This is funny. IBM received a patent for restroom queuing in an airplane. Then they decided it was stupid. The pantent office is really screwy these days.
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Earlier this year, for instance, the office was criticized for issuing a patent for a method of swinging sideways on a swing.
Originally filed in August 2000, IBM's restroom reservation patent describes a system that would determine who is next in line for using the facilities on an airplane, passenger train or boat. As envisioned in the patent, the system would be run by a computer that would assign customers a number based on a first-come, first-served basis. The system would give customers an estimate of their waiting time to use the restroom and would notify them when the restroom was available and allow them to cancel their reservations.
R&D must be board.