Bar codes that do not need specialised software to read them are also being developed.

无需在手机中安装特殊识别软件的条形码也已经出现。

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And because most business processes are, at bottom, computer algorithms, the Supreme Court's judgment could also bar all sorts of software patents in the process.

而且由于大多数的商业方法实际上都是某种计算机运算法则，最高法院的判决可能也会禁止在该流程中各种软件申请专利。

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The picture of the bar code is analyzed, then the UPC is determined by the phone's software and forwarded to the store's server for product lookup and price.

电话的软件对条形码图形进行分析，然后确定UPC，并将UPC转发到商店的服务器，以进行产品查找和确定价格。

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Rather, the software patent debate pits the patent bar and large software companies like Microsoft and IBM, which have tens of thousands of patents, against rank-and-file programmers and up-and-coming entrepreneurs for whom the threat of frivolous litigation is a growing disincentive to innovation.

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Mixing with a long motorised fader and real transport controls is certainly more fun than clicking at an icon with a mouse (or pushing the space bar, which starts and stops most software sequencers).

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So the fact that Amazon raised the bar with updates to the Kindle's software feature set is just gravy on the cake.

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