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Oct 21, 2019
2 min

Patent Alert: Virtual Back Hand Touchpad for Smartwatches

A smart wearable device (such as smartwatch) with a tiny screen is simply way too small to perform common multi-touch commands like pinching, rotation, and other gestures. Placing two fingers on the screen will block most of the display area. Typing data on the small screen is also close to impossible on wearable devices. A US patent granted on October 15, 2019, to INNOVENTIONS, Inc., a private Houston-based company perhaps offers a solution. The patent teaches about systems

Sep 24, 2019
2 min

Patent Alert: Samsung wins a patent for “Electronic Scroll”

Foldable Smartphone…!! How about an “Electronic Scroll” with a flexible display?? Scrolls were the first form of editable record keeping texts, used in ancient Egyptian civilizations. These rolls were made from papyrus, parchment, and/or paper containing writing. In an era of flexible displays, Samsung has won a patent for an “Electronic Scroll” with a flexible display, which might change the aesthetic of smartphones, tablets and/or smart TVs. A US patent US10416722 is grant

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: WINDGO granted IoT wearable products patent having sensing and response components

Would you mind wearing a smart wearable product (such as Smart Bandages, Diapers, and/or Socks) having a sensor and a dispensing unit to release a predetermined amount of medicament controlled through a Smartphone? US patent US10376423 granted to Newtonoid Technologies, LLC – WINDGO’s Intellectual Property holding company, discloses a system for monitoring characteristic of biological material of the user using smart wearable product (Smart bandages, Diapers, and/or Socks). T

Aug 8, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: Amazon wins patent for spoilage-sniffing refrigerator

A refrigerator can slow down the spoilage of food and drinks stored within the refrigerator, although the process is not completely halted. Food or drinks in the refrigerator will eventually spoil. But how about a refrigerator that sniffs out a spoiled food using cameras and chemical sensors and even sends a notification to the user’s smartphone? US patent US10373472 granted to Amazon, on August 6, 2019, discloses a system for determining whether food in a refrigerator has sp

May 10, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: Tesla's New Patent Application Proposes a Sunroof with Electric Tinting

A new patent application from Tesla US20190106055A1 suggests an advanced sunroof lighting system that allows you to manipulate the incoming light according to requirement. A tint layer is sandwiched between two transparent layers and is electrically controllable to allow none, some, or all of the sunlight incident to the sunroof. A ‘transparent lighting layer’ is added between the tint layer and the second transparent and has LEDs embedded in it. This layer also contains mult

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: IBM Awarded DLT Patent for Data Sharing and Validation

US Patent no 10,268,528 B2 was granted to IBM on April 23, 2019 that describes a method which uses distributed ledger technology (DLT) to verify information shared between multiple devices in real time. The method talks about collecting specific information from every device and sending it to the nearest computer node. The verified information is then stored in a distributed database and is used to update the entries in the blockchain. The devices connected between the propo

Apr 22, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: PayPal Patent Can Protect PCs From Ransomware Attacks

Online payments company PayPal has been awarded US Patent No. 10262138B2 that describes a technique to combat ransomware attacks. The first method described in the patent suggests an alert system that triggers when a program is attempting to encrypt data where the user has full discretion whether to halt the program or not. The alternative method talks about duplicating the unaffected original file and saving it at a remote server before it gets encrypted. #paypal #technolog

Apr 10, 2019
1 min

Patent Alert: Sony's Prescription VR Glasses

US20190101980A1 was published by Sony that describes a head mounted display and prescription glasses to be worn with it. Instead of incorporating the eye tracking system in the HMD alone like their traditional headset, Sony decided to implement it in the prescription glasses as well. This could eliminate the image distortions created by the lens of the prescription glasses as seen before. The user information captured by the glasses is transmitted through a wireless signal to

Aug 21, 2018
3 min

New Security Flaw Discovered in Intel Products - Ominously Named "Foreshadow"

This hasn’t been a great year for Intel so far, case in point all the speculation concerning a security flaw in its processors.‘Foreshadow’, or L1TF (Terminal Fault) is a security vulnerability that takes advantage of a feature called Speculative Execution. It was first discovered by two sets of researchers in January 2018.Two security threats Meltdown and Spectre had caused lots of trouble to the company earlier this year, and this new one is somewhat similar to them. Specul

Aug 9, 2018
3 min

Arista agrees to pay $400 million to Cisco

Cisco and Arista have ended a 4-year-old legal conflict over networking patents. Arista is set to pay Cisco a total of $400 million in damages in order in order to settle the dispute. The two companies have decided to use an arbitration process to address any patent issues which arise regarding new products that come out in the next three years. In a joint statement, they stated - “Cisco and Arista have come to an agreement which resolves existing litigation and demonstrates

Aug 6, 2018
2 min

LG and Ericsson Sign Global Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement

It never ceases to amaze me how fast the wireless communication sector has evolved. To keep up with the expectations of the consumer, in terms of faster speed and stronger connectivity, the pioneers in the industry have worked their fingers to the bone. And hence fueling the contest, as to who rules the markets. LG and Ericsson have been one of the largest contributors to the 2G, 3G and 4G standards, and are determined to even dominate the 5G domain. Lately, the 2 companies h

Jul 12, 2018
5 min

Apple and Samsung Bury the Hatchet, Finally!

What once seemed to be a series of relentless bickering, smartphone giants Apple and Samsung finally reached a settlement on June 29, 2018. Although terms for the agreement have not been disclosed, it is quite apparent that both the parties had had enough mutual drama, in and out of the courtroom. When Apple filed its first lawsuit against Samsung back in 2011, the news set off alarms because Samsung at the time was a major component in Apple’s supply chain, which manufacture

May 7, 2018
6 min

Decoding Apple Pay

With the latest update of iOS, Apple has started following a rather ‘intrusive’ policy in getting their customers on board their Apple Pay platform. Apple hopes to bring its current $28B Apple Pay business to $40B by the end of fiscal year 2020. A recent study reveals that digital payments are expected to hit $726B by 2020. Although a majority of Americans still prefer carrying the good old stash of cash, with more and more options available for making the switch to digital p

Apr 18, 2018
3 min

VirnetX Awarded $502.6 Million in Fourth Jury Trial against Apple

Tuesday, April 10, 2018: A federal jury in Eastern District of Texas awarded VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC) with a $502.6 million verdict against Apple Inc. finding that Apple was infringing 4 secure communications patents – providing a new chapter to the now eight-year old battle between Zephyr Cove, Nevada based VirnetX and Cupertino-based Apple, Inc. VirnetX first sued Apple back in 2010 (6:10-cv-00417), for which the jury awarded VirnetX $368 million in damages in November 2

Apr 12, 2018
6 min

Microsoft Hololens: First Major Update, Applications and More...

The Microsoft HoloLens has finally received its first major update in over a year, which Microsoft calls the RedStone 4. The update provides a boost to developers using the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) to develop applications for the HoloLens with ease. Mixed reality has been a top emerging technology for at least 4 years now, but despite increasing investments in mixed reality, the current industry majors have yet to sufficiently commercialize a consumer product. The hea

Apr 11, 2018
7 min

WPA3: Next-Gen Security for Next-Gen Internet of Things

In the present technological era, information plays a vital role and a critical asset which should be protected. Cryptography has always been the first choice for the security solution to protect the information. It is a technique for changing over plaintext into some code, known as ciphertext, which the third party can’t decrypt easily. The cryptographic information is secure, however, decryption of data at the destination end, the complete integrity of the data and availabi

Jan 31, 2018
7 min

Active Noise Cancellation: Innovations and Applications

HTC recently unveiled its latest addition to the ever-growing market of Virtual Reality headset, the Vive Pro HMD, most notably the first VR headset on the market equipped with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). Though one tends to associate ANC with only high-end headphones, there is much scope for the technology even larger number of applications. With the noise level around us being on a constant increase, one cannot simply overlook the health hazards of continuous exposure

Dec 29, 2016
5 min

Nokia Drags The World Back To War

Our present generation is most defined by the advent and rise of the smartphone, which brought technology from our desktops to our hands and further to our wrists. In a fray that saw technology companies like Apple grow to be world's most valuable companies, the fight for market dominance has been fought as much in the marketplace as in patent courts - starting with Nokia attacking Apple in a series of lawsuits in 2009 and 2010. Nokia filed its first patent case against Apple

Dec 8, 2016
3 min

Supreme Court Overturns $400 million Verdict For Apple Against Samsung

The biggest IP story this week was the December 6 Supreme Court decision in Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple, a long fought battle over Samsung's infringement on three utility patents and three design patents owned by Apple. In its first design patent case of this nature in 120 years, Supreme Court's decision not only vacated the lower court's $399 million dollar damages verdict for Apple, asking the parties to go back to the drawing board for a better damages model, but also