Patent Archive

  • Is Sony developing a Courier lookalike?

    Is Sony developing a Courier lookalike?

    Posted on May 28, 2010 | No Comments
    The Microsoft Courier might be dead at Microsoft, but Sony just filed a patent that describes almost the exact same thing -- but better.

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  • Apple’s Seamlessly Embedded Heart Rate Monitor could turn the iPhone into a new-age mood ring

    Apple’s Seamlessly Embedded Heart Rate Monitor could turn the iPhone into a new-age mood ring

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Nike is making millions from its Apple-friendly wares, designed to turned technophiles into fitness freaks. Imagine the possibilities if the iPhone could not only track your running stride but also monitor your heart rate while doing it. That's one of a suite of potential uses for this patent app from Apple, a Seamlessly Embedded Heart Rate Monitor. The design is for a series of electrodes that are, well, seamlessly embedded into the shell of a given device in such a way that they are "not visibly or haptically distinguishable on the device." The device could then, with a touch, measure heart-rate, uniquely identify a user, and even "determine the user's mood from the cardiac signals." Just imagine the new flood of EKG-related apps: iPalpitate, Murmur Maker, Cardiac Arrest... the possibilities are endless.

    [Thanks, Staska]

    Apple's Seamlessly Embedded Heart Rate Monitor could turn the iPhone into a new-age mood ring originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 07:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Apple patents “Concert Ticket+” system

    Apple patents “Concert Ticket+” system

    Posted on April 16, 2010 | No Comments
    Patently Apple just dug up an Apple patent for an interesting electronic ticket system. The Concert Ticket+ will be an iPhone app through which you could purchase, use, or store your tickets, removing the need for paper tickets than can be easily misplaced. Despite its name, the electronic ticket app is designed to also cover sporting events, amusement parks, weddings, and a lot more.

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  • Apple’s latest patent: Macbooks with built-in projector

    Apple’s latest patent: Macbooks with built-in projector

    Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple recently filed patent for a pico projector to be integrated into their notebooks. Like the sun-lit display we wrote about a few days ago, it's probably too early to expect much. Nonetheless, this is an interesting idea and I can see it being useful for projecting presentations or pictures when you don't have access to an external projector.

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  • Daily Crunch: Dog Days Edition

    Daily Crunch: Dog Days Edition

    Posted on March 26, 2010 | No Comments
    DIY Segway skateboard. Yeah, you read that right: DIY Flasks disguised as electronics let you get your drink on like a blogger Apple patent watch: sun-lit displays WhiteyBoard: An instant whiteboard for your instant office Dog high chair

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  • Sony files patent for degradable video game demo

    Sony files patent for degradable video game demo

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Sony has filed a patent for a new type of video game demo that's worth mentioning here. Rather than your typical demo, where they give you level to mess around with, they essentially give you the whole game. As you play the demo, the game "disappears."

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  • Classic patent troll SCO sells mobile assets

    Classic patent troll SCO sells mobile assets

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    I'm not quite sure what's going on here but SCO is selling its "mobile assets" to former CEO, Darl McBride, for $35,000, a move that essentially tears the company into delicate little pieces. What is McBride getting?
    Get a load of the assets going for $35,000. Not only do the copyrights and the source code go to the buyer, but there are 12 servers in the deal, 13 domain names, and 10 developer smartphonees. You find the list in Exhibit C Part 6, which begins with a list of the source code products involved in this transaction, but I notice something else. The deal is supposed to be, if approved, between SCO Group, MIH,LLC and Darl McBride. That is typical of a deal with an LLC, which, being a limited liability company with unknown resources, might shut down and then there is no way to enforce. So often you'll see that someone with the LLC has to personally sign the deal too, so there is someone to sue, if necessary. But in this case, although all three are named in the Agreement, I see only two signature lines, Cahn (with Bonnie Fatell signing for him by permission) and MIH, LLC, with Darl signing as President, but I don't see Darl's signature line as obligating himself as an individual, outside of the LLC.

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  • Blip gets reverse-engineered. Proves that the computer was cheating.

    Blip gets reverse-engineered. Proves that the computer was cheating.

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Hand-held electronics are marvels of miniaturization. The ones that existed before I was born, even more so. Anyone who played Blip might be interested to know two things. First, despite being titled “The Digital Game”, it was in fact 100% mechanically driven. Second, the game was, as you may have claimed many times, actually impossible [...]

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  • Nooka Augmented Reality Accessorizer: Not real but it should be

    Nooka Augmented Reality Accessorizer: Not real but it should be

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Nooka is one of our favorite brands and these guys created a new way to try on a Nooka watch at home. By using augmented reality technologies - albeit technology that may not work quite yet - you can try on any watch just by putting on a specially coded bracelet. The system senses the position of your hand and lets the Nooka watch appear in 3D right on your wrist. It's honestly an amazing idea and someone better patent it before Trojan and Victoria's Secret get their hands on it. Click through for video.

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  • HTC patent shows a new, spring-loaded clamshell design

    HTC patent shows a new, spring-loaded clamshell design

    Posted on February 5, 2010 | No Comments
    HTC’s no stranger to stuffing ridiculous mechanisms into smartphones. I mean, have you seen the HTC Tilt — or better yet, the HTC Universal? Looks like they’re at it again, if this just unearthed patent is any indication. The graphic above may be a bit confusing, so here’s how it works: Imagine a clamshell phone, like the [...]

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  • TeleNav creating GPS blog reading system

    TeleNav creating GPS blog reading system

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    To me, geo-tagging in photography hasn't really held much interest. Sure, it's helpful when you see someones work that you admire, but generally I've always felt that it was kind of silly. TeleNav is looking to change that, through the use of a device that will show you images to places in your area that have been tagged.

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  • Latest confirmed Apple Tablet news: There will be no solar panels

    Latest confirmed Apple Tablet news: There will be no solar panels

    Posted on January 25, 2010 | No Comments
    There’s been some minor speculation that the Apple Tablet will be one of the greenest devices on the market. Why? Because after a patent surfaced describing an iPod with a solar panel on the front, there were some rumors suggesting that this patent would become active in the tablet, perhaps in the form of a [...]

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  • Ever wondered what an image would sound like?

    Ever wondered what an image would sound like?

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    rgb-music-failWe found an interesting little blurb about a software program that converts images into music. Specifically, it "converts the RGB, Red, Green, and Blue, values of every pixel of an image and plays a 3 note harmony based on the RGB values. It reads the pixels from top left to bottom right playing a song a long the way." According to señor willburns1 on his blog (link), "most of the time it seems like set a child loose on a piano but it is sometimes pretty cool."

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  • Patent Reveals Possible Groundbreaking Multi-Touch Features for Apple’s iSlate

    Patent Reveals Possible Groundbreaking Multi-Touch Features for Apple’s iSlate

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Now that everyone knows the iSlate is real, the question is: what the hell is this thing going to be like? How will it work? What will wow us about the iSlate that we never really expected? A tipster just dug up some great details about a new multi-touch gestures that may help answer these questions [...]

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  • The smartbook patent trolls are selling a $3000 netbook

    The smartbook patent trolls are selling a $3000 netbook

    Posted on November 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember those dudes who are trying to troll on their “smartbook” trademark and are asking bloggers and media not to use the term? Well, they’re selling a 2001 euro netbook. Granted it’s studed in crystals and comes with a bottle of champers, but WTF? Apparently not content in leading as the world most reviled netbook maker, [...]

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