On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:19:14 +0200, Rob Janssen <pe1chl(a)amsat.org>
wrote:
In 2001, Cisco introduced it in IOS and I realized I
should have patented it :-)
If they patented it, you and your army of lawyers might be able to
invalidate their patent for prior art and claim a piece of the Cisco
pie. But then, you probably wouldn't live long enough to collect.