Microsoft has sent in a patent application - it wants to own the rights to read your mind.They say they want to understand human computer interaction better. According to the firm The psychic approach is the best option because questions asked while someone is using a computer will produce the result, asking later just doesn't yield the desired results. The mind reading is not a easy thing to do. Although it is simplicity itself to monitor brain activity, making sense of the data is tougher. What Microsoft wants to do is filter the unnecessary stuff and study the cognitive signals. And this

Informational video produced by the oldest non-profit organization formed to help inventors protect and market their inventions. The founder of the Inventor's Assistance League (IAL), Ted De Boer, tells about his organization that he started in the 60's. IAL teaches inventors how to a technique knowns as "pre-patent protection" so the inventor can discuss his/her ideas with the market under controlled conditions to determine if the idea has market value. Thereby saving the expense of a patent until the time is right.