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Apple Ordered to Pay Masimo $634 Million in Apple Watch Patent Dispute
Apple and Masimo’s long-running dispute over blood oxygen technology in the Apple Watch has escalated after a US jury ordered Apple to pay Masimo $634 million (roughly Rs. 5,618 crore) for patent infringement. Masimo welcomed the verdict, while Apple argued that most of Masimo’s patent claims had been invalidated and noted that the patent in q...
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Apple Pencil With 'Trackball' Tip, Ability to Draw on Any Surface Described in Patent Document
Apple has been granted a patent for its next generation stylus that could feature a trackball tip and a few new sensors. This could potentially allow users to create content on multiple surfaces without needing to draw on a touch sensitive display. It is to be noted that the company is yet to officially reveal the details about such a pencil.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Tipped to Sport 7.74-Inch Inner Screen That 'Unfolds Like iPad'
Apple is reportedly developing a foldable iPhone to compete with Samsung, Oppo, and Huawei's foldable smartphones and a tipster has leaked details about the inner and outer displays of Apple's potential foldable iPhone on Weibo. While it has received patents for foldable technology, Apple has yet to announce plans to launch a foldable smartphone or...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Apple Could Bring Blood Pressure Monitoring Feature to Apple Watch Using Newly Patented Technology
Apple has patented a blood pressure monitoring feature for smartwatches that could bring the much-awaited health feature to the Apple Watch. The iPhone maker could use a novel method inspired by traditional blood pressure monitors, in order to perform measurements without using optical sensors.
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Apple Wins Patent for Security Camera Technology That Identifies People Without Facial Recognition
Apple has secured a patent for a security camera technology that is designed to identify individuals using both facial recognition as well as their physical characteristics. The patent describes a security camera system that utilises both facial recognition and a "bodyprint," which identifies people by images of their torso or attire.
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Apple Wins $250 US Jury Verdict in Patent Case Over Masimo Smartwatches
Apple has persuaded a federal jury that initial versions of Masimo's smartwatches violated two of its design patents, amid a wider intellectual property conflict between the two firms. However, the jury granted Apple a mere $250 in damages, in the dispute between both companies.
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Apple Granted Patent for MacBook With All-Glass Design and 'Shaker Module'
Apple may be developing a new MacBook with an all-glass display, according to a newly granted patent. The purported device may replace the hardware-based keyboard for an on-screen one, similar to Asus Zenbook Duo OLED. It is also rumoured to feature a shaker module that would generate low-frequency audio output. Notably, this is not the first time ...
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Apple Could Be Working on a Triple-Folding iPhone; Patent Suggests
Apple is long rumoured to be building a foldable smartphone. Multiple patent applications filed by the company have pointed towards this direction, although a possible date of launch still remains unconfirmed. The company has updated an older patent to mention several new intricacies in the design and the application of the technology for a foldabl...
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Samsung Patent Application Describes a New Sensor-Shift-Like Optical Image Stabilisation Technology
Samsung might be working on developing a new camera technology that will offer optical image stabilisation (OIS) using a different process. The new technology was spotted in a patent application, and it described an actuator which will enable moving the sensor base plate. It is believed that this patent highlights image stabilisation using sensor s...
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Apple Patent Application Describes a Smart Ring That Can Control Multiple Devices
Apple Smart Ring has been in the rumours for quite sometime, and a new patent application has shed more light on the kind of device the Cupertino-based tech giant has in mind. As per the application, the smart ring might not be focused only on health features but may also offer a new way to control other Apple devices including the iPhone, iPad, Ma...
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Future Apple Vision Pro Models May Come With Lenses That Can Be Tuned for Vision Correction
Apple Vision Pro debuted at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 as the company’s first-ever mixed reality (MR) headset. However, its sales haven’t been what the Cupertino-based tech giant may have been expecting. However, that seems to have had little effect on Apple’s ambitions, as evident by a newly filed patent by the company f...
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iPhone With Flip-Style Foldable Display Reportedly in Development, Might be Launched in 2026
Although very late to the foldables game, there have been plenty of rumours since last year about Apple’s first foldable device. While Apple’s rumoured foldable was earlier said to be a larger, book-style folding iPad, a new report now states that Apple will first release an iPhone with a flip-style or clamshell form factor. The report even goe...
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Meta Patent Application Describes 'Social Presence' Feature Inspired by EyeSight on Apple Vision Pro
Meta's latest patent application with the European Patent Office (EPO) that was previously filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is for advanced technology that could be inspired by the Apple Vision Pro. In its patent, Meta describes the ability to observe a user's facial expressions and modify the expressions on their avatar while ...
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Apple Granted Patent That Describes Public Wi-Fi Network Ranking System
Apple has been granted new patent for a ranking system of public Wi-Fi networks, depending on the quality of the connection and its security. As per the filing, it could potentially enable the iPhone maker to implement a new way of identifying Wi-Fi networks in public places without needing to identify the user and their location.
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Apple Ordered to Pay Masimo $634 Million in Apple Watch Patent Dispute
Apple and Masimo’s long-running dispute over blood oxygen technology in the Apple Watch has escalated after a US jury ordered Apple to pay Masimo $634 million (roughly Rs. 5,618 crore) for patent infringement. Masimo welcomed the verdict, while Apple argued that most of Masimo’s patent claims had been invalidated and noted that the patent in q...
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Apple Pencil With 'Trackball' Tip, Ability to Draw on Any Surface Described in Patent Document
Apple has been granted a patent for its next generation stylus that could feature a trackball tip and a few new sensors. This could potentially allow users to create content on multiple surfaces without needing to draw on a touch sensitive display. It is to be noted that the company is yet to officially reveal the details about such a pencil.
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Tipped to Sport 7.74-Inch Inner Screen That 'Unfolds Like iPad'
Apple is reportedly developing a foldable iPhone to compete with Samsung, Oppo, and Huawei's foldable smartphones and a tipster has leaked details about the inner and outer displays of Apple's potential foldable iPhone on Weibo. While it has received patents for foldable technology, Apple has yet to announce plans to launch a foldable smartphone or...
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Apple Patents Hinge Design for Foldable Devices With Interlocked Fingers, Friction Clutch Mechanism
Apple has patented a hinge mechanism for foldable devices, applicable to various devices such as smartphones, tablets or computers. Unlike Samsung and Huawei, who have launched foldables with multiple displays, Apple is yet to introduce its own. Reports indicate that Apple is developing a foldable iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.
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Apple Could Bring Blood Pressure Monitoring Feature to Apple Watch Using Newly Patented Technology
Apple has patented a blood pressure monitoring feature for smartwatches that could bring the much-awaited health feature to the Apple Watch. The iPhone maker could use a novel method inspired by traditional blood pressure monitors, in order to perform measurements without using optical sensors.
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Apple Wins Patent for Security Camera Technology That Identifies People Without Facial Recognition
Apple has secured a patent for a security camera technology that is designed to identify individuals using both facial recognition as well as their physical characteristics. The patent describes a security camera system that utilises both facial recognition and a "bodyprint," which identifies people by images of their torso or attire.
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Apple Wins $250 US Jury Verdict in Patent Case Over Masimo Smartwatches
Apple has persuaded a federal jury that initial versions of Masimo's smartwatches violated two of its design patents, amid a wider intellectual property conflict between the two firms. However, the jury granted Apple a mere $250 in damages, in the dispute between both companies.
-
Apple Granted Patent for MacBook With All-Glass Design and 'Shaker Module'
Apple may be developing a new MacBook with an all-glass display, according to a newly granted patent. The purported device may replace the hardware-based keyboard for an on-screen one, similar to Asus Zenbook Duo OLED. It is also rumoured to feature a shaker module that would generate low-frequency audio output. Notably, this is not the first time ...
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Apple Could Be Working on a Triple-Folding iPhone; Patent Suggests
Apple is long rumoured to be building a foldable smartphone. Multiple patent applications filed by the company have pointed towards this direction, although a possible date of launch still remains unconfirmed. The company has updated an older patent to mention several new intricacies in the design and the application of the technology for a foldabl...
-
Samsung Patent Application Describes a New Sensor-Shift-Like Optical Image Stabilisation Technology
Samsung might be working on developing a new camera technology that will offer optical image stabilisation (OIS) using a different process. The new technology was spotted in a patent application, and it described an actuator which will enable moving the sensor base plate. It is believed that this patent highlights image stabilisation using sensor s...
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Apple Patent Application Describes a Smart Ring That Can Control Multiple Devices
Apple Smart Ring has been in the rumours for quite sometime, and a new patent application has shed more light on the kind of device the Cupertino-based tech giant has in mind. As per the application, the smart ring might not be focused only on health features but may also offer a new way to control other Apple devices including the iPhone, iPad, Ma...
-
Future Apple Vision Pro Models May Come With Lenses That Can Be Tuned for Vision Correction
Apple Vision Pro debuted at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 as the company’s first-ever mixed reality (MR) headset. However, its sales haven’t been what the Cupertino-based tech giant may have been expecting. However, that seems to have had little effect on Apple’s ambitions, as evident by a newly filed patent by the company f...
-
iPhone With Flip-Style Foldable Display Reportedly in Development, Might be Launched in 2026
Although very late to the foldables game, there have been plenty of rumours since last year about Apple’s first foldable device. While Apple’s rumoured foldable was earlier said to be a larger, book-style folding iPad, a new report now states that Apple will first release an iPhone with a flip-style or clamshell form factor. The report even goe...
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Meta Patent Application Describes 'Social Presence' Feature Inspired by EyeSight on Apple Vision Pro
Meta's latest patent application with the European Patent Office (EPO) that was previously filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is for advanced technology that could be inspired by the Apple Vision Pro. In its patent, Meta describes the ability to observe a user's facial expressions and modify the expressions on their avatar while ...
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Apple Granted Patent That Describes Public Wi-Fi Network Ranking System
Apple has been granted new patent for a ranking system of public Wi-Fi networks, depending on the quality of the connection and its security. As per the filing, it could potentially enable the iPhone maker to implement a new way of identifying Wi-Fi networks in public places without needing to identify the user and their location.
