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Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhone

MacRumors notes that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published "several dozen" patent applications this morning including an interesting one that covers object and facial recognition, messaging, and voice modulation. Unwired View took a closer look at one patent filed on March...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Patent, Facial Recognition, Apple Inc., Camera, Object Recognition Patent, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-09

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Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology

Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technologyHere comes the patent trolls, sigh.The patent trolls strike again.IMHO we should have "use it or lose it" laws in the patent system: If you don't use a patent in an actual product, you risk losing it and can't renew it.Not to...

Tags: patent, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhone

Apple files patents for object and facial recognition for the iPhoneHmm, where have I seen this innovation before?[i]Much like the Apple?s biometric patent that was discovered last week, the facial recognition algorithm could use the iSight camera built into all Macs except the mini to determine a user?s identity and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, facial recognition, Apple Inc., patent

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Reimage 1223 (Windows)

By emulating the human brain and automating the way software problems are identified and repaired, Reimage has redefined the very concept of PC repair. Reimage removes the guesswork in PC repair, removing the need for diagnostic decisions based on superficial symptoms. Reimage simultaneously studies every single software object and interlinked...

Tags: Software, Repository, PC, Microsoft Windows, Reimage, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-02-10

Online poker "physical object connection" with casino poker would use VoIP, RFID

A newly published U.S. Patent and Trademark Office application describes a way for online poker players to "physically interact" with real, in-casino poker games. The process would involve sophisticated RFID technologies embedded in the casino poker cards, and a broadband connection powerful enough to be able to deliver the tactile...

Tags: on-line player

Blog posts 2006-09-18