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[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not to defend the mega corporation, but companies file patents for ridiculous things all the time that never end up actually being made or used.

[–] bzz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah this was probably some rank and file employee that was trying to cash in on that sweet patent filing bonus Ford probably provides

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly. A few months ago the headline was a patent of Roku hijacking HDMI to show ads.

I'll save my energy to be pissed off when this garbage actually makes it to market.