TWO PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPACT OF ITS PATENTS : DISCUSSIONS WITH TOM ROSS OF INFOMOVE, INC. AND MARK HALLENBECK OF THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION CENTER (TRAC)

This discussion involves legal and other aspects of private companies applying for patents for ITS technology. Specifically, Tom Ross InfoMove President, announces that InfoMove had received a patent for an "Instantaneous Traffic Monitoring System". Mark Hallenbeck of the University of Washington who expresses concerns about how the patent process is being used for ITS technologies