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USPTO to re-examine JPEG patent

USPTO to re-examine JPEG patentJPEG patent's claim is invalidI personnaly worked between 1985 and 1989 on image compression algorithms in France, long before the JPEG group issued its first standard. This work was held there as a research project with European financements as an "Eureka" project.The company for which I...

Tags: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, JPEG, patent, JPEG patent

Discussion threads 2006-02-06

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News to know: Microsoft, ICANN, Best Buy, RIM, mobile apps, Zimbra

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Richard Koman: Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft CNET: Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement rulin Sam...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, ICANN, Dana Blankenhorn, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-01

SilverFast SE - Umax 6.6.0r5 (Mac)

SilverFast SE is a solution from LaserSoft Imaging which combines the best of both worlds: high-end imaging technology for scanners for a very low cost. Images will especially benefit from SilverFast's intelligent auto-adjust and LAB-based unsharp-masking, which does not sharpen the color noise of single channels, hence avoiding the extra...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Imaging, Correction, Umax, SilverFast SE, Document Management, Scanners, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-05-26

Microsoft: Litigate on FAT, and you'll be the next Unisys

Remember "Burn All GIFs" from 1999? In 2009, the Open Source mantra of choice could very easily turn into "Destroy all FATs" If you've been following the news in the Linux community, you've probably heard that Microsoft is currently in a lawsuit with...

Tags: FAT32, Consumer Electronics, Patent, TomTom, Unisys Corp., File System, Microsoft Corp., Tom Tom, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-05

SilverFast Ai STUDIO 6.6.0r2 (Mac)

SilverFast is high-end scan and imaging software from LaserSoft Imaging. By now standard for Desktop-Scanners and available for over 300 scanners for most OS. SilverFast combines an intuitive user interface with highest professionality. Beginners and professionals will appreciate the intelligent automatic functions as well as the possibility to manually adjust...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Image, SilverFast, ScanPilot

Software downloads 2008-08-20

PhotoS 4.0 (Windows)

Converts photographs into line drawings. Great for illustrating books and manuscripts, sketching patent drawings, and creating personalized gifts. Makes excellent templates for embroidery, woodcarving, metal cutouts, cnc plasma cutting. The output can be saved in various raster and vector formats, including jpeg, gif, and dxf. Version 4.0 may include unspecified...

Tags: Caricature Software, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-14

SilverFast SE (PLUS) 6.5.5r5 (Mac)

SilverFast SE is a powerful solution from LaserSoft Imaging which combines the best of both worlds: high-end imaging technology for low-end scanners for a very low cost. We specially designed SilverFast SE for flatbed and film scanner. Images will especially benefit from SilverFast's intelligent auto-adjust and LAB-based unsharp-masking, which does...

Tags: Minolta, Apple Macintosh, Epson, Dynamic Range, SilverFast SE, Scanners, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2008-04-14

Google applies for image text patent

Google applies for image text patentOh Google, you're so grand and growingcould you please take over every aspect of a person's life and data, kind master.RE: Google applies for image text patentThis patent should not go through because its Google applying for it. Google has been known to steal...

Tags: Thre, patent, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Wi-LAN files infringement suit against 22 firms

Wi-LAN files infringement suit against 22 firmsUh Oh, time to apy the piper.And no, this is NOT about bad "software patents".Sounds like indian trading...Since this company openly admits it let the companies get away with this, they should only be able to collect money from new devices.Its like a crack...

Tags: patent, courts/jury, Wi-Lan

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Judge overturns $1.5 billion ruling against Microsoft

Judge overturns $1.5 billion ruling against MicrosoftIts a win for everyone.Thanks Microsoft!M$ bribes again!"U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster said in a 43-page order that the jury's damages could not stand because Microsoft had not violated one of the two patents."M$ is squashing innovation by stealing valuable IP from the inventors...

Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-07

Exploding heads in the open source community

Exploding heads in the open source communityIt would be better if MS would just use the BSD or MIT license, they aresimple, and very friendly to proprietary software, you can even make proprietary extensions that you do not need to release.But, all eyes are on Microsoft here. It is more...

Tags: Quality, open-source community, Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2007-08-02

Microsoft photo standard comes into focus

Microsoft photo standard comes into focusMicrosoft photo standard comes into focusAs we all know that standards are good and since Microsoft is making this format a standard everyone can use it. We shouldn't hear anyone complaining in the talkbacks now. Microsoft's customer focus shines again. Good for them.Of...

Tags: NEW FORMAT, Yes Vista, Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Photo

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

iRiver X20 (4GB)

Asia gets all the cool stuff. Case in point: the iRiver X20, a flash MP3 player with tons of features and great sound quality. Why iRiver decided to keep this lovely device from the Americans is beyond me, but luckily, we've tracked down a site that sells the player in...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Digital video, X20, iRiver X20, iRiver

Product reviews 2007-06-11

Microsoft to standardize its HD Photo format

Microsoft to standardize its HD Photo formatAh, so using PNG is obviously not OKAny Standard As Long As It's Ours, I guess. What benefits are there to be had from yet another format? Wouldn't it be better to find an established standard, or would that prevent the sale...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., J2K, PNG, HD-Photo Format

Discussion threads 2007-03-07

Tech lawsuits: Is it time for a "U.S. District Court of Technology" with its own bench?

Somewhere in the back of my mind, the fact that I have seen multiple news headlines having to do with new or ongoing lawsuits in the tech industry was gnawing at me. So, I decided to search ZDNet on the words "infringement" and "lawsuit" to see what came up. Here,...

Tags: General, Legal

Blog posts 2006-11-07

Forgent settles JPEG patent cases

Forgent settles JPEG patent casesIt's not easy being the @ssholeMaybe these "IP" companies will think twice before relying on lawsuits as their prime income.Lawsuits Only Option With Patent PiratesUnfortunately many companies, especially the washed up tech companies who make up the Coalition for Patent Fairness, better known as the Coalition...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Forgent, patent case, JPEG

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

Supreme Court to hear Microsoft appeal

Supreme Court to hear Microsoft appealSupreme Court to hear Microsoft appealMicrosoft FTW!And rightly so , Microsoft should pay up .Isn't obvious already that perhaps the majority of their code is stolen from somewhere else . I mean when does the litigation stop . It's time for everyone to think things...

Tags: intellectual property, patent, Microsoft Corp., software patent, software

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

Are Maps Mashups Patentable?

Are Maps Mashups Patentable?Can vs. ShouldThis illustrates one of the reasons I really despise software patents. When some entity be it Google or an individual publishes an API it is [i]always[/i] for the express purpose of making their tool as flexible and useful as possible. The intent is to allow...

Tags: patent, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, pigeon, technology patent, API

Discussion threads 2006-09-03

PhotoShield 2 (Windows)

PhotoShield is a comprehensive digital photo management system. PhotoShield will help you manage your digital photos by making it easy to download, backup, cleanup, print thumbnails, catalog, edit, print, and share your digital photos. PhotoShield also allows you to automatically perform all of these photo management steps with no user...

Tags: Digital Photograph, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Splaver Software, PhotoShield, Digital Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-06-16

Microsoft shows off JPEG rival

Microsoft shows off JPEG rivalIf you really wanna know......the answer to your question, "What's the benefit of reinventing the wheel here?", I believe you'll find the answer in Microsoft's recent quarterly reports. Not enough users are buying into the pitch that they need to "upgrade" from older versions of Windows...

Tags: PNG, JPEG, Microsoft Corp., benefit

Discussion threads 2006-05-24