Tuesday, July 21. 2009

Apple Patent App: Better Estimation of Travel Time

MacNN reports on the application filed in 2008, but only recently revealed. As I understand it, the system uses crowd sourced information, along with specific information about the vehicle in question, for better time prediction. Titled, Adaptive Navigation System for Estimating Travel Times, the patent is authored by Brett Gregory Alten.

via Apple Insider

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Friday, July 10. 2009

Update: Let them read and comment on U.S. patent applications

Bad news: the Peer to Patent website was shut down last month (and apparently almost no one noticed). Officially, the pilot was closed, but it doesn't look good for a reopening. Mike Masnick suggests that there was simply not enough incentive for people to review patents before they were given. Comments to his post point out the interface for the site was poor.

- Tech Dirt

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Apple ID app Patent Application: More Information About Object Around You

The patent is called "Systems and methods for identifying objects and providing information related to identified objects," or ID app for short. It revolves around a solution for somehow identifying (via RFID, GPS, photo, etc.) an object and then comparing it to a database of objects to provide further information on the object. There are already some apps out there that use photos of objects or photos of barcodes for just that purpose.

- InformationWeek

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