Amazon’s Kindle Fire accused of patent infringement

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The Amazon Kindle Fire was announced a few weeks back, and with a launch scheduled for the 15th of November, it looks like the tablet is under fire for allegedly infringing upon patents belonging to Smartphone Technologies whose parent company is Acacia Research. If the company Smartphone Technologies sounds familiar, it is because they have gone after Apple and RIM in the past, similarly claiming patent infringement, and it looks like Amazon’s Kindle Fire is their latest target.

While it’s not really our place to judge, Acacia has often been referred to as a patent troll, a company who does not actually produce any products themselves but owns many patents and who attempts to collect royalties from companies who may or may not have infringed upon them. In this case it appears to that Acacia’s modus operandi has not changed, and they’re basing their patent infringement lawsuit on a rather broad patent which seems to be commonplace in most smartphones and tablets.

“According to the method, a graphical feature having a surface area is displayed on a touch-sensitive screen. ..To control software executing on the processor, a user-supplied writing on the surface area is received and the software is controlled responsive to the writing.”

Acacia is claiming that the Kindle Fire and the updated Kindle 3G + WiFi has infringed upon five of their patents. No word on how much Acacia wants from Amazon or what Amazon’s reply to this lawsuit is just yet.

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Apple patent suggests using accelerometer and gyroscope to stabilize video recordings

Apple patent suggests using accelerometer and gyroscope to stabilize video recordings | Ubergizmo window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '139683546053659', status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session xfbml : true // parse XFBML }); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; e.async = true; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); Network:Ubergizmo English, French, SpanishUberphones Subscribe to RSS Ubergizmo ReviewsMobileGamingAndroidAppleComputersGadgetsConceptsPhoto/VideoEvents |  Jobs Home > Apple > Apple patent suggests using accelerometer and gyroscope to stabilize video recordings Apple patent suggests using accelerometer and gyroscope to stabilize video recordings Tyler Lee 09/29/2011 07:37 PDT

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 how the Cupertino company has plans to one day make use of the built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to compensate for shaky video recordings.

The patent suggests that while stabilization software isn’t new, the processing usually takes up too much resources, which could end up draining the battery really quickly. In addition, current algorithms may generate incorrect estimates therefore not really improving the video at all.

Thanks to gyroscopes and accelerometers found in newer smartphones, the data that it generates will be added to the algorithm, helping improve its efficiency. As we mentioned earlier, the stabilization process could be resource draining, which is why Apple’s solution would be to selectively control the motion stabilization feature, correcting only where it has been deemed necessary by measuring it against a pre-set threshold.

With the iPhone 4’s camera currently favored by many amateur photographers, could this patent also help bring aboard budding videographers who would rather not invest in an expensive video camera, instead relying on just their iPhone?

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Apple patent will let us pay parking meters with our iPhone

Apple patent will let us pay parking meters with our iPhone | Ubergizmo window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '139683546053659', status : true, // check login status cookie : true, // enable cookies to allow the server to access the session xfbml : true // parse XFBML }); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.src = document.location.protocol + '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js'; e.async = true; document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e); }()); Network:Ubergizmo English, French, SpanishUberphones Subscribe to RSS Ubergizmo ReviewsMobileGamingAndroidAppleComputersGadgetsConceptsPhoto/VideoEvents |  Jobs Home > Apple > Apple patent will let us pay parking meters with our iPhone Apple patent will let us pay parking meters with our iPhone Tyler Lee 09/22/2011 09:44 PDT

NFC seems to be the buzzword as of late, what with Google launching their mobile payment service Google Wallet which uses the NFC chip in the Samsung Nexus S in order to conduct their transactions. While Apple has been rumored to bring NFC support in their upcoming iPhone, a recently published patent suggests that Apple will be looking at other wireless technologies (apart from NFC) to create a electronic wallet of sorts.

There have been a couple of uses that have been suggested by the patent, such as the use of the iPhone to unlock doors or to be used at a computerized cash register and could possibly even be used to pay for parking meters. The patent suggests how the iPhone and the secondary device such as a computerized cash register at a supermarket will set up a network with each other in order to communicate.

The user will approach the cash register and based on the signal strength of the Bluetooth connection from nearby cash registers, the iPhone will form a connection with the closest one thus opening up a variety of functions, such as the ability to make payments, check for product availability, etc. The same can be applied to parking meters, with the closest meter connecting with the iPhone from which the user can perform a variety of functions like topping up the meter, check time left or check the various rates.

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Microsoft patent reveals idea for a modular phone

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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 tasks? Well Microsoft has recently filed for a patent for what appears to be the Swiss Army knife of smartphones.

Based on the patent drawing above, it depicts a slider smartphone with the area where a keyboard can usually be found being empty. That space which can be used to attach a QWERTY keyboard can also attach a variety of other modules, such as a gaming controller pad, an extra battery pack and even a secondary display. With Microsoft entering the mobile phone market with Windows Phone 7, we don’t think it’s a stretch to imagine that one day we will eventually start seeing devices like these, but for now we can only imagine.

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Patent trolling has reportedly cost US companies $500 billion to date

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Several months back there was a huge issue with Lodsys who attempted to sue iOS, Android and even Blackberry developers for allegedly infringing upon its patents. Many had referred to Lodsys as a patent troll, which has been defined as a company with no tangible products of its own apart from a broad patent portfolio, and who are suing companies with money in order to gain a settlement under the possible threat of a product ban. Now if you’ve ever wondered what the cost of patent trolling is, three Boston University researchers might have the answer for you.

The researchers, James Bessen, Mike Meurer, and Jennifer Ford have managed to compile the costs of patent trolling. This amount has been totaled up since 1990, and it seems that they have managed to come up with a staggering cost of $500 billion for US companies. In fact according to their calculations, in the past four years, the average cost of patent trolling has risen to $83 billion annually. Ouch.

Take note that it seems that how these researchers arrived upon that figure is based on tangible costs, such as legal fees and settlement payouts. They did not factor in things such as employee distraction (which could lead to lower productivity levels), legal uncertainties and the time and effort needed to do product redesigns. The figure was also based on publicly held companies and not smaller, private companies who might have had to shut down and go out of business as they could not afford a costly legal battle. It appears that if all those factors were taken into account, we’re guessing that the figure would have been a lot more.

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