All the stories tagged with: patent
Could Apple be interested in buying Neonode, the company that holds the swipe to unlock patent?
06/01/2012, Back in 2011, Apple was granted the patent to the “slide to unlock” feature which can be found on many smartphones these days. Naturally this caused huge concerns for other smartphone manufacturers, and it is also a patent is disputing. [...]
Apple develops new fault monitoring battery
05/31/2012, Just today, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple which showed off a new fault monitoring battery system. According to Apple, the fault-monitoring mechanism is capable of generating an alert and/or disable use of a [...]
Lenovo removable handgrip keyboards for tablets in the pipeline?
05/28/2012, Innovation should be the lifeblood of any company, and so it makes perfect sense for organizations such as Lenovo to come up with something interesting such as this particular removable handgrip keyboard that will be attached to a tablet. Of [...]
Apple Patent Shows Off Safari 3D
05/25/2012, A few patent applications filed by Apple were discovered by the folks over at PatentlyApple and they apparently show a 3D version of the Apple web browser Safari that will allegedly allow its users to stack bookmarks, emails, docs and [...]
Sony PS4 might freeze games while displaying ads
05/25/2012, I remember back in the day when there were just a few channels on TV – wasn’t that the life back then? I do find it strange today that with so many channels to choose from, many of us think [...]
RIM’s patent application sees pressure sensitive touchscreens in unlock action
05/24/2012, When it comes to unlocking your touchscreen smartphone, there are a few methods to do so, with some opting for the swiping action, while others require you to perform some sort of pattern input before you are able to get [...]
Samsung applies patent for speech-recognizing robot
05/24/2012, Apple has their Siri, and Samsung now has the S Voice, but does the South Korean conglomerate intend to stop there where voice recognition technology is concerned? Apparently not, as it seems as though Samsung has recently filed a patent [...]
Samsung Accuses Apple of Withholding Evidence
05/24/2012, Just yesterday, we reported a story about how an unnamed source allegedly told the Korea Times that absolutely nothing had been agreed upon during the court-appointed mediated talks between both the CEOs of Samsung and Apple respectively. Now however, we [...]
Patent reveals that Apple had plans for a stylus
05/24/2012, We’re sure that many of you guys are probably aware of Apple’s stance regarding the stylus, which for those unfamiliar is a no-no. This is why we have to admit that we were pretty surprised when a patent was discovered [...]
Apple and Samsung Agree to Absolutely Nothing During Court Appointed Mediated Talks
05/23/2012, A couple of days ago, we reported the start of court-appointed mediation between the CEOs of Samsung and Apple with regards to patent infringement issues on both sides along with other things. While Samsung exec JK Shin was considering cross-licensing [...]
Google glasses receive more patents
05/22/2012, When you have a spanking new invention, there is one thing that you definitely need to make sure you do – file a patent for it. After all, you can never quite tell just when your invention is going to [...]
Apple and Samsung Begin Court-Appointed Mediation Today
05/21/2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-Sung will take part in court-appointed mediation between the two companies that will take place today and tomorrow. The purpose for their out-of-court discussion is to iron out disputes about legal battles [...]
Apple patent suggests multi point camera focus system
05/21/2012, Unlike DSLR cameras and some digital cameras with multi autofocus points, our smartphones usually come with a single autofocus point that we tap on the screen in order to focus at that particular area. Interestingly it seems that Apple has [...]
