A jury has ruled that Apple infringed on a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm, and could be forced to pay as much as $862 million in damages. The patent covers a method used to make processors run more efficiently, and was found to be used by…
Google patent application sees Glass type device producing holographic images for the user
A patent filing made by Google envisions a world where a Google Glass type wearable could produce holographic images for users. The actual title of the patent application is “Lightguide With Multiple In-Coupling Holograms For Head Wearable Display.” With Glass currently on hiatus, as they say in the television industry,…
Apple’s iRing: New patent reveals a wearable ring
New patent reveals Apple working on a smart ring with a built-in display Apple has designed a smart ring, which could be the next piece of wearable tech from the Apple Watch maker. The patent application known as “Devices and methods for a ring computing device” published by the U.S. Patent…
Microsoft and Google end patent dispute over Xbox and smartphones
Google and Microsoft have agreed to a settlement of sorts in a long-running patent dispute between the two tech giants. View full post on MobileNations
Apple receives patent that could lead to an iPhone 7 with a curved and flexible display
Apple has been awarded a patent for an application it filed in 2013 for a curved screen. The interesting thing is that Apple’s patent not only covers a curved display like the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, it also covers the ability to make the screen flexible. With such a display,…
Facebook seeks patent that could assign fingerprints to cameras
Your Camera May Soon Be Assigned A Unique Fingerprint For Identification By Facebook Looks like the social networking giant, Facebook is trying yet another way to track you. This time it is through your camera. According to a new “image fingerprinting” patent application filed by the company in January (that’s Patent Publication…
Patent application by Google designed to help butterfingers from dropping their phone
You might recall the patent filled by Apple a few years ago that would use internal sprays of a gas inside a handset, to make sure that a falling phone would land on an area where very little internal damage could take place. But a new patent application filed by…
Apple files patent application for improved noise cancellation for wireless earbuds
It most likely won’t be offered as an accessory for the upcoming Apple iPhone 6s and Apple iPhone 6s Plus, but a patent application filed by Apple shows that the tech titan is looking at a method to improve the voice quality heard on wireless earbuds. Filed with the USPTO,…
Samsung plans on going all the way to the Supreme Court with its patent fight against Apple
Samsung filed legal papers on Wednesday to have its patent battle against Apple heard by the highest court in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court. Recently, the Korean manufacturer had a request to have its appeal heard by the entire U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, rejected. Previously, a three-judge…
Ex-Spymaster Seeks Anti-Hacker Patent
A 5-month-old company in Washington has developed what it calls groundbreaking technology to thwart cyber-attacks before they’ve been identified — a significant advancement over current systems that react to known threats. Trouble is, the founder of the company, Keith Alexander, […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…