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Well, you've basically explained to us that you have an idea and are not sure if there are patents that cover the idea but have a friend who claims to have seen patents that do. You went and looked for them and found some that sound similar. The "hacker" in me would most likely have been coding this prior to even thinking about patents. What does a patent have to do with it if it doesn't even exist, yet?

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Wouldn't a patent I didn't know about later bite me in the ass down the road? You can be cautious and a hacker :)

You can also pay to license patents if it ever even comes up. :)

I didn't know I could do that! This is why I come to HN :)

Well, that is one possible outcome if the patent holder agrees to it. You can't guarantee that they will grant you a license though.

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