IBM Seeks US Patents For Offshoring US Jobs 203
theodp writes "IBM and other corporations are seeking patents for inventions covering the offshoring of US jobs. The USPTO is considering IBM's patent application for Outsourcing of Services, a 'method for identifying human-resource work content to outsource offshore of an organization' to 'countries where cheaper labor prices and/or cheaper materials are available.' Then there's Big Blue's Electronic Marketplace for Identifying, Assessing, Reserving and Engaging Knowledge-Workers for an Assignment Using Trade-Off Analysis, which provides a handy-dandy IBM calculator that drives home the point that you'll pay less for IGS India workers, whether onshore or offshore. And with its System and Method of Using Speech Recognition at Call Centers to Improve Their Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction, IBM describes how to operate in 'low cost foreign countries' with 'support people not having good English language skills, or having an accent that makes it difficult to understand them' by exploiting technology developed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as other accent reduction techniques."
I will apply for a patent of India style English. (Score:2, Funny)
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4: Profit!
Wow. (Score:2, Funny)
That'll show 'em.
anyone else notice this? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey don't worry (Score:5, Funny)
In a couple of years the dollar will have fallen so far that the Indians will be off shoring to you!
Re:At least Windows is made in the USA (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Can they do this? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hey don't worry (Score:5, Funny)
In a couple of years the dollar will have fallen so far that the Indians will be off shoring to you!
Re:Time for the Revolution! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Go for it (Score:3, Funny)
System and method (Score:3, Funny)
For placing a projectile travelling at high velocity into the foot of person holding the projectile launcher, or metaphorically performing the same function on a company.
One can only hope that if IBM is granted these patents, their rigourous enforcement will make offshoring less attractive.
Re:Go for it (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Go for it (Score:3, Funny)
A poster on the internet however is not...