[timeimp]

Section 12 seems to contain the real reason why this is a technical contribution:

> The judgment accepts an argument that moving data outside the computer system, in the form of a file that is transferred, provides an external (outside world) technical effect.

> When coupled with the purpose and method of selecting the file’s contents, this fulfils the requirement for a technical effect which avoids the computer program exclusion.

Sounds like these sorts of "decision matrix"-type ANNs are going to now be patentable if there is some kind of application of "special sauce" that can be used to select files or some other external component.

[justinclift]

That's not really special sauce though. Using data from an external sauce is foundational computing. :(

[thfuran]

Only impure software uses I/O. This judge is clearly versed in the highest arts.