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Bill Gates Patent To Cloud Men’s Minds, Deter Paparazzi

April 18, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

We just learned about a patent awarded to Bill Gates a few months ago that appears to be designed to keep you safe from cameras around you. Patent 8,600,110 describes A system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera, comprising: an electronic media display device having a screen configured to display content; a sensor; and a processing circuit configured to: … [Read more...]

Adidas Sues Under Armour on Wearables Patents

February 10, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

Adidas is suing outfitter Under Armour, claiming the Baltimore-based activewear company is infringing a series of patents on wearable technologies. Specifically, Adidas says UA's Armour39 watches and chest straps, as well as the recently acquired MapMyFitness, use legally protected technology in Adidas's own miCoach products. The suit is filed in federal district court in … [Read more...]

Apple Files For Patent On Goggle-type Display

December 12, 2013 By Dan Rosenbaum

Apple Files For Patent On Goggle-type Display

The sharp-eyed folks at Patently Apple have found a new filing by Apple for a ski-goggle-type wearable display. The application (which is NOT an award) makes for interesting reading. The patent claim seems to be not so much for the goggle form factor as for the way the displays are placed inside the goggle, and the ability to adjust the displays for imaging and focus. If you … [Read more...]

Moto Applies for “Skin Tattoo” Mic Patent

November 8, 2013 By Dan Rosenbaum

Engadget appears to have been first with the story, but Motorola Mobility (which is now a Google company) has applied for a patent for an "electronic skin tattoo" that acts as a microphone and which connects to a cell phone. The technology of this is obviously not easy, but the idea of microphones that work either through bone conduction or by touching your cheek or neck body … [Read more...]

USPTO Issues Wearable Tech Patent to Phillipe Kahn-led Fullpower

November 1, 2013 By Dan Rosenbaum

The Jawbone Up is based on technology called MotionX from a company called Fullpower. The US Patent Office has issued patent 8,568,310 to Fullpower. There are 22 claims to the patent; this is the first and most foundational: A method of monitoring human activity using multiple sensors comprising: monitoring accelerations using an inertial sensor; identifying a user activity … [Read more...]

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