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AMD has file a complaint against Mediatek, Sigma, LG, and Vizio for using their GPU technology without permission, and claimed those products are being imported and sold in the U.S. The gpu patents, AMD said they have infringed on are The details of these patents are, 506, is the architecture of the gpu, allowing larges amount of data to be rendered to a frame buffer. Patent 133, gpu texture processing circuitry, and patent 454 is for gpu unified shader architecture. Any one of those patents being infringed is consider as a infringing product which are mostly smartphones and televisions. Now if a fridge or a range someone has a LCD screen and uses it a gpu, that might be a infringement product as well. They even went on to say, this not only hurts them but also others who had acquire the rights to use them such as Samsung. No suits has been filed yet. AMD, only asked those infringing products, are not to be imported or sold in the U.S. https://www.techpowerup.com/230260/amd-files-patent-infringement-complaint-against-lg-vizio-others -
Just curious, why/how does Cherry let other clone switches like Kailh and Outemu exist? Wouldn't Cherry have patented their designs and squashed the clones, forcing other switch makers to add more variation rather than making cheaper clone MX switches?
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The Supreme Count had ruled on Monday with a vote of 8-0 that defendants who are filing a patent infringement lawsuit, can only do where they are incorporated. This has overruled the previous ruling where defendants can file patent lawsuits anywhere their products are sold. The latest ruling came from a legal battle between beverage flavoring company TC Heartland LLC and food and beverage company Kraft Heinz Co. Where With the new ruling in place, it will make it more difficult for patent trolls to file lawsuits, cause... http://www.techspot.com/news/69421-supreme-court-makes-harder-patent-trolls-hand-pick.html https://www.techpowerup.com/233616/patent-trolls-to-lose-their-homefield-advantage-thanks-to-supreme-court
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Apple, one of the world's most valuable companies, has received a patent for a Foldable phone (no, not a flip-phone) However, they are not the first company to do so, in fact there have been many attempts at such an idea though most of them stay concepts One example would be the so-called "Samsung Galaxy X" which of course comes from Apple's explosive rival Well, it looks like Apple is trying to jump at the concept with Patent #9,485,862 It seems that one of the materials that has been brought up has been ceramic A notable phone that uses ceramic is the Xiaomi Mi 5 though its use is primarily for aesthetic and "feel" It seems interesting to see nanotubes added to the equation given that commercial application isn't in the picture yet given it's early conception But it is nice to see that companies are seeing a future in the material though I'm not certain as to how soon we might actually see its widespread use But like any other patent we must review whether or not the company is actually willing to pour resources into the project Remember that most companies patent just for the sake of it (Yes, I know the company we're currently talking about does it) I honestly want something to change the current market of smartphones I find most of the designs to be boring and we've been stuck with bricks that seem to get thinner and lose "unnecessary features" (RIP Headphone jack) I want more modular phones, bendable, foldable, or maybe even...Holographic (Am I being optimistic? Nah...yeah) And I know that it won't change for quite a while, so I guess I'll stick with a brick that plays cat videos for a couple more years Sources: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2016/11/apple-wins-surprising-patent-for-a-future-bendable-or-foldable-iphone-using-advanced-carbon-nanotube-structures.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/11/04/foldable-iphone/#2878acf92cb9 Read further on Carbon Nanotubes: http://news.mit.edu/2013/explained-nanowires-and-nanotubes-0411 https://web.stanford.edu/group/cpima/education/nanotube_lesson.pdf Edit: Just realized that this looks awfully like a DS (hmmm...innovation)
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(James must read this title as Laser James) Amazon In-Home Delivery isn't dead, merely evolves. Items in "Amazon Prime" branded packaging are seen at the Amazon Fulfillment Centre on November 14, 2018 in Hemel Hempstead, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Our Amazon co-overlords are up to some work in their labs. Admittedly, having a person enter your home (even with the gadgets of security touted) isn't the best idea. Would robots change this? Source 1: https://fox17online.com/2019/03/03/amazon-patents-delivery-robots-that-live-at-home/?utm_content=bufferda7c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=organic&fbclid=IwAR3DnIV9xlJkfSCqegrekBV10Kp8Nra_fdpi4jGxBlBKw6qxaP3kFlmpEss Source 2: https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=10216188&IDKey=54755966E9F7&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r%3D51%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526d%3DPTXT%2526s1%3D%252522Amazon%252BTechnologies%252522%2526p%3D2%2526OS%3D%252522Amazon%252BTechnologies%252522%2526RS%3D%252522Amazon%252BTechnologies%252522 Are we closer to the Jetson's Rosie than we realize? I still like the Drone and Mothership idea better....
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Summary Last week, a patent from Apple talking about a game streaming service was published in Europe. It was first filed in February. The patent talks about a server that stores, executes, and renders games. The result is streamed to the device. Controls are transmitted from the device to the server. The patent talks alot about using 5G to have a better gaming experience. In fact, the patent is even called "Enabling Interactive Service for Cloud Rendering Gaming in 5G Systems". This will be a subscription service that Apple offers and may be part of their upcoming (rumored) Apple One bundle which will include a number of their subscription services. Quotes My thoughts Now it makes sense why Apple wouldn't let other game streaming services on ios. Talk about anti-competition. I have a feeling that this launch will be followed by a few more anti-competition investigations. This also basically confirms that 5g is coming to the new phones (not that it was really much of a question anyways). I have no idea what games they would stream though because all ios/apple games should easily run on the new A14 chip. Any ideas? Sources Patently Apple digitaltrends -
Summary A Texas federal jury has ruled that Apple owes PanOptis and its sister companies a total of $506.2 million for patent infringement. PanOptis and its sister companies currently hold 7 patents relating to LTE technology. They are all non-operational companies and their sole source of income is through patent litigation. In other words, they are patent trolls. PanOptis said that they had tried to offer Apple a global license before the lawsuit, but they had never made it past negotiations. The jury ruled in favor of PanOptics saying that, Apple had failed to prove they did not infringe on PanOptics patents. It is expected that Apple will appeal this decision. Quotes My thoughts I have to say, I think Apple should have won this one. I find it weird that Apple had to prove that they didn't infringe on the patent instead of PanOptics having to prove that they did. That said, even if they did infringe on the patents, I dont think companies should be able to just register a bunch of patents and then sue a bunch of major companies to make money. Sources law360 Bloomberg MacRumors 9to5Mac
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Hello guys I have problem when turning on my pc (below is the screen. it's from google but, it's same) PC works fine without any problem but this, how can I fix it? Please help me. Thanks
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Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent that, if recent rumors are to be believed, might make its way into next year's iPhone model. Specifically, the company now owns IP covering a fingerprint sensor capable of gathering accurate readings through structures like a device screen. According to reports, the 2017 iPhone will do away with the iconic home button to make way for a "full-screen face" comprised of an edge-to-edge OLED display. Instead of the physical Touch ID module seen in contemporary iPhone and iPad devices, Apple is said to be working on a virtual button which presumably carries over the same features and functions. Software commands can be easily replicated with graphical buttons (or through a press on modern 3D Touch screens), but how Apple planned to integrate now-standard Touch ID fingerprint technology into a handset lacking a home button was unclear. Today's patent overcomes design hurdles by introducing capacitive sensing technology that works through gaps in space, thereby allowing a future Touch ID module to sit behind iPhone's display. With common fingerprint sensors, separation between the contact surface where a user places their finger and the capacitive sensing array results in a blurring of the finger's electric field. This can lead to degraded fingerprint image resolutions and decreased recognition accuracy. To alleviate blurring caused by gaps, Apple proposes the use of electrostatic lenses, which are simply described as one or more patterned conductive layers. Depending on their position, relative voltage and shape, however, the layer or layers are able to shape or bend the electric field associated with a user's finger. This bending can in some cases offset the natural dispersion a finger's electric field experiences as it passes through a dielectric layer or space. Source: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/04/apple-patents-fingerprint-sensor-that-works-through-displays-hints-at-iphone-8-tech
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source: https://search.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/12085257 via: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/08/31/bt-is-suing-valve US of A, the land where everything is possible ... “that originates from multiple subscription services and delivering it through a single portal where a customer may access content for which it has access rights” what that ^ sounds like? it does sound like STEAM, doesn't it; but it also sounds like Netflix, Amazon or any other on-line services “method for delivering structured messages comprised of information and data parts to an intended audience in a reliable and predictable manner” every other (on-line) messaging service “multi-user display system and method for controlling a communal display that includes at least two independent workstations and an interface server for connection to a data network” Twitch, YouTube, FaceBook + Blizzard = love apparently, BT has also sued Twitch and YouTube -
Source: US Patent #US009400570 So it'll have one or more buttons, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and lights. Off the top of my head, this could be so you can use it off the device's screen, like a traditional drawing tablet where you don't look at your hands (macOS support, anyone?). Additionally, the patent mentions using it like a joystick or mouse, so maybe a bigger iOS gaming scene! Perhaps also finally worth $100 ? -
Well I'm not that surprised it came to this Really the only question is whether the supreme court actually decides to take the case, given how big of a deal this has been over the years I could see them accepting it, if they do this case could have major ramifications on patent law in the US. http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-takes-apple-patent-battle-to-us-supreme-court/
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The Verge repoorts that Apple was granted a patent about the way its Apple Watch looks. Ok, so they filled up the design patent and showed a watch that looks pretty much like it as a competitor and the US patent bureau still accepted it. I am confused abit... because watches at the end of the day all look alike. They all have an extremely similar form factors and the patent bureau still considers this to be original. What do you guys think? Keep in mind that this patent is valid only in the US. Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8558589/apple-watch-design-patent
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This is a pretty good way to encourage your competitors to collaborate with you (even if you're charging for a license fee like Ford is). Electric cars are still not a big thing, a large part of that comes down to battery life (and the lack of it). Hopefully with more companies opening up their patents to free use/licensing, we'll see more inroads on battery tech being advanced to the point that electric cars are wholly feasible for the general population. http://electrek.co/2015/05/28/ford-follow-teslas-lead-and-open-all-their-electric-vehicles-patents/ -
Source: http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/23/force-touch-patent/ An Apple patent application published today shows that the Force Touch trackpad used in the 12-inch MacBook and latest 13-inch MacBook Pro could get more sophisticated in future versions. The patent describes how a mix of vibration and temperature could fool your finger into ‘feeling’ different surfaces, such as metal and wood. From the description in the patent, the vibration would appear to use a similar taptic engine to the existing Force Touch trackpad, but allowing horizontal as well as vertical movement. A Peltier device or similar would be used to create temperature differences. A Peltier device is a solid-state heat pump that can transfer heat from one side of the device to the other depending on the direction of the current, allowing both heating and cooling effects. This is amazing! Apple's trackpad is already something that most people agree to be far ahead in the competition but this could take it into a whole new level, so far ahead when compared to touchscreen on computers IMO- 27 replies
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News Source : http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/13/apple-patents-a-wireless-action-camera-and-wrist-based-remote/ Well Well Well, Look who it is with the patent thing again.. Apple has been awarded a patent by the USPTO based on IP it acquired from Kodak in a deal from 2013, which details a remote digital camera system that can be controlled from a smartwatch I'd be pretty amazing to see these sort of innovation in action.Whtat do you guys think? post your comments & thoughts down below.. -
Patent enforcers win in court, twice in two weeks. Will it matter for reform? Apparently you can win based off patents of yours that you never knew amounted to anything, what a racket to be involved in. It seems like this opens up the rest of the industry to further lawsuits, Samsung included (again), because of this victory for the company that successfully sued. Its funny, he specifically stated that the BSIG came up with the 2.0 EDR standard yet his patents can still be successfully used in this kind of scenario? Dangerous precedent indeed, and given Rembrandt being patent trolls this is just the first step is shaking down the rest of the industry for money over Bluetooth. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/patent-troll-claims-to-own-bluetooth-scores-15-7m-verdict-against-samsung/
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The application describes a technology that could be intended for use in products like Apple’s Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse This could also be potentially used in future iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches thereby kinda solving the battery problem. But then again, it would probably take years to implement this feature and for the time being the trackpads seems to be Apple's target Source: http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/16/apple-solar-cell-touch-screen-patent/
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The USPTO has today published an Apple patent application for a flexible display which deforms when touched to provide tactile feedback. Actuators beneath the display would create bumps or ridges in the display to simulate buttons and other virtual objects. The patent also describes a speaker and microphone that could work through the display, potentially making for sleeker and more water-resistant devices. The display described would be sensitive to both touch and pressure … The concept, which was briefly rumored for the iPhone 6 earlier in the year, builds on the Force Touch technology used in the Apple Watch, which Apple describes as using “tiny electrodes around the flexible Retina display to distinguish between a light tap and a deep press.” The difference here is that the interaction would be two-way, using tiny motors, vibrators or piezoelectric actuators beneath the display to respond to the touch with a sensation you can feel with your finger, a concept known as haptic feedback. My Thoughts: Personally I find this pretty neat although a similar tech was showcased a while back which never made it to the public (can't find it). Leave your thoughts down below Source: http://9to5mac.com/2014/12/11/force-touch-plus/
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Apple patent dual-lens system on next iPhone A filing with the US Patent Office (USPTO) from April 1st shows a clever system that allows the attachment of a large lens to the body of the iPhone in a manner somewhat similar (the bayonet and the attachement mechanisms, however, differ) to the Sony’s E-mount lenses for Xperia smartphones source: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=%28359%2F828.CCLS.+AND+20140401.PD.%29&OS=ccl/359/828+and+isd/4/1/2014&RS=%28CCL/359/828+AND+ISD/20140401%29 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-said-to-be-working-on-the-biggest-camera-jump-ever-brand-new-dual-lens-rumored-to-come-to-next-iPhone_id63026 -
"NVIDIA has announced that they will be filing patent infringeAment complaints against both Qualcomm and Samsung. This complaint is centered around the alleged use of NVIDIA patented GPU technologies in both Qualcomm and Samsung’s SoC’s" http://www.anandtech.com/show/8492/nvidia-files-patent-infringement-complaints-against-qualcomm-samsung -
In the lights of the latest patent case NVIDIA vs Samsung & Qualcomm, we get some curious information: apparently since 2010 patent trolling has been more profitable then actual running businesses that are delivering products/services to the market - I belive it's reaching ridiculous proportions where non-practicing entities are more successfull in court then practicing entities. But what worries me is: are we reaching a stage where patent trolling is going to leak into actual business models of practicing entities due to the high success rate of it? Is this something that will start to show in financial projections of tech companys? One thing is sure - the numbers add up to it. Apple is known for it, and NVIDIA filed the lawsuit with some "weird" patents probably to increase their success rate and they sure aimed at some big whales. Source: https://gigaom.com/2014/10/08/patent-trolling-pays-since-2010-trolls-have-made-3-times-as-much-money-in-court-as-real-companies/
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The new X99 platform is about to spark a minor, but hot legal clash. Report: Asus may sue mobo makers over patent infringement
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Amazon now owns the patent "Photography against a white background" The original document was filed in 2011 but it appears they now own the patent. the patent is as the title says photos taken of objects on a white background. this is a bit bizarre with company now applying for more patents that seem to be general use and free where will it stop? will we one day we have to pay a company to take a selfie or even pay them to open a door? Source http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140507/04102327144/us-patent-office-grants-photography-against-white-background-patent-to-amazon.shtml -
Source: http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/apple-head-mounted-display/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link The "Oculus" from Apple and they claim it will have WiFi enabled. Allegedly it will be connecting to the Apple TV for standard and 3D video.
