One thing occurred to me. By using a two-digit year since the beginning,
hasn't everyone already been using Date Windowing with a split-year of
"00" instead of "50"? That alone should blow the patent dead.

Tom Renz wrote:
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> Good News!!
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> The Y2K "Date Windowing" concept recently assigned a patent has been ordered by the Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of the Patent Office for reexamination on December 21.
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> For further info you can see the story at "http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/99-51.htm".
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> Tom Renz