Somewhat curiously, a significant chunk of the patent application has been marked as "cancelled, " but the remaining bits do have some interesting details, including what seem to be multiplayer capabilities.
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The agreement also bars Australia's patent agency from approving generic versions of a drug while a patent application is pending.
Of course, there's no guarantee that such a system will indeed be a part of Apple's seemingly imminent streaming service, but the patent application was filed way back in November of 2009, which certainly means it's had plenty of time to implement it if it chose to.
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These days, budding inventors who struggle through the lengthy, legalistic procedure of filing a patent application usually find the process anything but inspiring.
The patent application also talks of editing the overlay, such as adding a circle to show the photographer where you'd like your face to be in relation to the backdrop.
One small firm, Sensaris, which makes wireless sensors to detect air pollution, has decided to make a filing under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is a way of putting down a marker without the expense of a full patent application.
The guts of the present patent application (No. 206338) concern the mechanical and laser systems required to compensate for large, initial variations (as in head size) as well as smaller ones like temperature and head movements in order to create a reliable active alignement between the stereo images.
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Although not technically part of the patent, the application's attached visual aids are pretty creative too -- showcasing a completely redesigned Move wand with swappable button faceplates.
As proposed, any strategy for reducing, avoiding, or deferring tax liability, whether known or unknown at the time of the invention or application for a patent, would not qualify.
The patent application displays an awareness of that.
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An interesting precedent will be provided by the outcome of a pending Nintendo patent application regarding methods for MMOG players to collectively alter a virtual environment without directly interacting with each other. (In filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during 2012, Nintendo has substantially narrowed the claims with respect to those in the original 2010 application.) Nintendo, of course, is a game company, not an individual player.
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In the filing, United States Patent Application 20100207721, Apple is asking for a patent on several methods for identifying unauthorized users of an electronic device.
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An outmoded patent application review process and a thicket of overbroad, overlapping software patents creates minefields for everyone from startups to major tech companies.
India's patent appeal board, in 2009, confirmed the patent office's rejection of Novartis' application.
India's patent appeal board, in 2009, confirmed the patent office's rejection of Novartis's application.
Nintendo's already dipped its toes into motion-sensing handheld gaming with the gyro-equipped WarioWare: Twisted for the Game Boy Advance, but it looks like the company looks has even grander plans to let you make a fool of yourself in public, at least if a recent patent application is any indication.
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As of September 26, 2011, the USPTO now offers expedited patent application review, for a fee.
We've had a glimpse at Apple's conception of a sensor-based keyless layout, and the latest patent application from Cupertino shows the company looking to further refine the input experience -- this time using a camera and other sensors to detect hand position and overlay that hand position on a device's screen.
India's patent office rejected the company's patent application, arguing the drug was not a new medicine but an amended version of its earlier product.
Granted, this patent application also proposes iPod docking into just about every device imaginable, including images of the device docked in a regular dock, speaker dock, wall mount, and so on.
The patent application also explains that the streaming playback could be adjusted based on the type of communications network, and that there would naturally be various means to authenticate your device and ensure that you actually own the music you're streaming.
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This applied both to patent application filing decisions and to those made during negotiations with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as part of the process of obtaining a patent.
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In any case, that's about all we can glean from the patent application, but feel free to peek for yourselves if you feel like letting your imaginations get ahead of you.
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"At this point, there are no plans for deployment, so there is no talk of funding, " she said, adding that it could take up to 18 months for the patent application to be approved.
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