I am giving presentation tomorrow and tell me few random facts that I can use to grab an attention of attendees.
user
What is the presentation about? Or do you want facts to other random topics?
assistant
It's a school presentation about technology patents in the US. I'd like facts about that topic like some attention grabbing technology patent that seems overly broad.
user
Here are some interesting facts about technology patents in the US that can grab attention:

• Amazon patented the process of taking a photograph against a white background. The patent is so broad it covers most product photography.
• Microsoft patented the concept of auto-complete on mobile devices. So when you type a few letters and see options to complete the word, that's covered by their patent.
• Apple patented the rectangular shape of its devices with rounded corners. At one point they even tried to sue Samsung for having similarly shaped phones and tablets.
• IBM patented Ecommerce itself by patenting the one-click checkout process. So essentially they patented the concept of buying things online with a single click.
• There are patents approved for algorithms and software that many argue are overly broad and not truly novel inventions. This has been an ongoing controversy around technology patents.
assistant