UK approves Java Bytecode patent
The UK Patent Office has ruled that Sun Microsystems can patent an invention for a reduced set of Java Bytecode instructions to improve performance on systems with limited resources, such as embedded systems.
Out-Law.com says the original case investigator rejected the application because he said the invention related to a computer program and therefore could not be patented.
However, the hearing officer ruled that the invention could be patented in terms of a High Court ruling last year that a patentable invention is new and non-obvious information about a thing or process that can be made or used in industry.
Z Group releases Onspeed Mobile
UK software developer Z Group has released an application to accelerate HTTP content to any Java-enabled mobile phone using a software client on the device to carry out screen reformatting.
Computer Business Review says the Onspeed Mobile application is based on ZGroup`s patented CSC compression technology, which Z Group claims is able to compress Web pages by up to 80%, thereby speeding connections to mobile phones by about five times.
Z Group says the application is aimed at smaller companies that want their staff to be able to access Webmail. By making the software OS-independent, relying only on the Java-enablement of the phone, Z Group says it is opening up a market of about 500 million devices.
Sun unveils Sun SPOT
Sun Microsystems has unveiled its Project Sun SPOT aimed at providing sensor-driven computing to developers and educators using a battery operated platform to create wireless sensor networks, robotics and personal consumer electronics, reports Information Week
Written almost entirely in Java, Project Sun SPOT provides a method to build Java-based sensor applications that run directly on the central processing unit without an underlying operating system.
The battery-powered devices fit in the palm of the hand and relay data about temperature, sound, movement, light and other environments. Java programmers can now move beyond traditional development of keyboard, mouse and screen to build applications ranging from medical monitoring to package tracking to interactive home automation.
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