Re: [Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Steve Stallings
I believe that this original patent is now expired. Haas got into to trouble while the patent was still valid. There is a subsequent patent #5453933 that would still be valid, but it is more specific and probably easy to work around. Regards, Steve Stallings > -Original Message- > From: [

Re: [Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Mario .
The Hurco system is here: http://www.hurco.com/Hurco/English/Technology/Controls/WinMax+Conversational+Programming.htm But there are many other than just HURCO, Fagor: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3101/is_6_77/ai_n6354218 Centroid: http://www.centroidcnc.com/conversational.htm KipwareM

Re: [Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Jon Elson
Ray Henry wrote: > I grit my teeth each time I hear conversational programming around the > EMC project because of the US Patent owned by Hurco. I'm wondering how > we intend to relate to that patent and the recent enthusiasm for higher > order part program blocks like surfacing, bolt circles, and

Re: [Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Jon Elson
Ray Henry wrote: > I grit my teeth each time I hear conversational programming around the > EMC project because of the US Patent owned by Hurco. I'm wondering how > we intend to relate to that patent and the recent enthusiasm for higher > order part program blocks like surfacing, bolt circles, and

Re: [Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 30 November 2007, Ray Henry wrote: >I grit my teeth each time I hear conversational programming around the >EMC project because of the US Patent owned by Hurco. I'm wondering how >we intend to relate to that patent and the recent enthusiasm for higher >order part program blocks like surf

[Emc-developers] conversational programming

2007-11-30 Thread Ray Henry
I grit my teeth each time I hear conversational programming around the EMC project because of the US Patent owned by Hurco. I'm wondering how we intend to relate to that patent and the recent enthusiasm for higher order part program blocks like surfacing, bolt circles, and such. An excerpt fro