Microsoft patents eye typing technology
Microsoft has obtained a patent for a technology that makes it possible to control a virtual keyboard by looking at it. By looking at different keys on the keyboard it should be possible to enter text without actually touching the device.
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Apple Patent Reveals a 3D Zoom-Based Gesture User Interface
On Christmas day 2014 the U.S. Patent and Trademark office reveals one of PrimeSense’s key technologies relating to a 3D sensing device that is operated using a unique in-air gesturing system and user interface. The technology found its way into Microsoft’s Kinect. The system could one day find its way into Apple TV and future Macs.
iPhone 7 release date, specs rumors: New patents hint at smartphone’s new features
The iPhone 7 release date is still far off – likely to come in September 2015 – but the rumor mill is on fire with a lot of alleged specs and features. Apple’s patents have hinted at the upcoming features of the handsets
LG Patent Apps Point to Electric Cars and Solar Cell Manufacturing
LG still has R&D resources involved in other areas of technology, such as improved systems for electric vehicles. Better methods of providing information about a battery’s state of charge within an electric vehicle to a driver are at the center of U.S. Patent Application No. 20140358460
Chevrolet Tries to Patent “CrossVolt” – Is a Hybrid SUV Coming with the 2016 Volt?
General Motors first applied for a patent on the CrossVolt name in 2011, following the introduction of the Volt MPV5 concept car at the Shanghai auto show in 2010.
BMC Medical wins patent infringement lawsuit against ResMed
The International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its final decision in the case brought by ResMed (RMD) against BMC Medical. In a notice issued on December 23, the ITC ruled in favor of BMC and found that ResMed’s patent on its humidifier was invalid.
World Intellectual Property Indicators – 2014 Edition
WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators 2014 provides a wide range of indicators covering the following areas of intellectual property: patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms and plant variety protection.
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