1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Patriot Scientific Corporation San Diego, California We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated July 17, 1998 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Patriot Scientific Corporation, which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP Denver, Colorado April 14, 1999 EX - 9