All the stories tagged with patent
Taiwan’s Premier expresses concern over Apple’s “slide to unlock” patent
10/27/2011, A couple of days ago it seemed like Apple scored themselves a major victory when the patent for the “slide to unlock” feature was granted to them. This raised many concerns, especially for manufacturers of Android and Windows Phone handsets, [...]
Apple patent suggests gestures used to control devices from a distance
10/27/2011, While there are video editing tools for iOS devices, the fact of the matter is that it’s a bit hard to edit videos on such small screens, plus sometimes touching the screen can cause unintentional editing which can ultimately lead [...]
Slide to Unlock Patent Goes to… Apple
10/25/2011, Most smartphones use a form of Slide to Unlock to go from the lock screen to the main menu. The feature was (I think) introduced in the original iPhone, and it’s not clear if there was prior work. In any [...]
Apple patent suggests a thinner MacBook Pro
10/21/2011, In case you didn’t know, one of the reasons that the MacBook Air is so thin is due to the fact that it lacks an optical drive, which is also one of the features (or lack of) that separate it [...]
Apple patent increases device repairability score
10/20/2011, There is just something about Apple’s devices that they seemingly do on purpose to make it nigh impossible for the layman to fix or repair. Any teardown of the iPhone will tell you enough, where special proprietary tools are more [...]
Apple obtains patent for for solar cell assembly
10/19/2011, If there is an Achilles heel for modern day smartphones, it would definitely be the lack of lasting battery power in a stock model. Having a case that has an extended battery attached to it does not count – we [...]
Apple patent reveals old (and possibly scrapped) plans for an iPhone nano
10/18/2011, The concept of an iPhone nano was rumored ever since the day the iPhone came out, although guessing by recent trends of smartphones sporting humongous displays, it could explain why those rumors of an iPhone nano eventually fizzled out. If [...]
Apple patent looking to simplify Bluetooth power states to conserve battery
10/13/2011, Bluetooth has its uses for pairing devices, such as speakers to computers, speakers to phones, headsets with phones, transferring of files, etc, but at the same time it drains a fair bit of battery, and sometimes we end up forgetting [...]
Sony Ericsson is “patent safe” says CEO
10/04/2011, A lot of lawsuits are being thrown around in today’s competitive smartphone industry, with the most famous ones being the ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple. Instead of focusing on innovation and besting their rivals – companies seem more concerned [...]
Kinect-based parental controls a possibility?
10/03/2011, When one trolls for patents in a patient manner, sooner or later you would come up with a gem – as tech blog Geekwire found out recently, where they managed to discover a US patent for software that relies on [...]
Microsoft patent uses 3D camera to determine user’s age
10/03/2011, A recently revealed patent by Microsoft has shown that the Redmond may have some interesting ideas involving a 3D camera that sees it merge with parental control. The patent suggests that Microsoft has plans for a 3D camera, similar to [...]
Apple patent suggests using accelerometer and gyroscope to stabilize video recordings
09/29/2011, Let’s face it, when taking videos or photos with your phone, your hands will naturally shake and it will be hard to beat the stability that a tripod brings to the table. A newly published patent from Apple has revealed [...]
Microsoft patent reveals idea for a modular phone
09/27/2011, While our smartphones can be used for just about anything these days – checking our email, surfing the web, playing games, watching movies, what if one day we had a smartphone that came with interchangeable parts to accomplish those specific [...]
