Dual-camera iPhones accused of patent infringement
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- Anonymous
- 81X
- 23 Aug 2019
Holy hell per a brief skim these look like some BS invention patents - 'a portable device with a wide and tele digital cameras', 'a device with wide and tele cameras that uses sensor data from both somehow', 'a miniature lens with 5 tightly packaged elements', 'a device with wide and tele cameras that switches between them seamlessly when zooming'.
Some are vague descriptions of mere software operations (not implementations, which would instead be covered by copyright), have prior art (Anandtech talked about seeing some of this stuff demoed in ~2010 by intel in their discussion of the HTC M8), have such similar antecedents as to be trivial extensions (failing the "novelty" requirement), or several of the above.
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- uCc
- 20 Aug 2019
SHAZAMM, 18 Aug 2019My bad..Samsung owns part of the companyin a dumb dumb universe
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- Anonymous
- 7Xh
- 18 Aug 2019
Joe Dickson, 16 Aug 2019They should be suing Sony.Like Sony's worth suing when its mobile division is already gonna die...
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- SHAZAMM
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- 18 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 16 Aug 2019Hi, which parallel universe are you from?My bad..Samsung owns part of the company
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- Anonymous
- 81X
- 16 Aug 2019
SHAZAMM, 16 Aug 2019Um..why..Samsung owns SonyHi, which parallel universe are you from?
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Aug 2019
The cynics live at Apple. Violating patents and then suing other due to that. Time to pay again with compensations for all the damage done to Corephotonics and now Samsung too.
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- SHAZAMM
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- 16 Aug 2019
Joe Dickson, 16 Aug 2019They should be suing Sony.Um..why..Samsung owns Sony
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- Oncom
- sEx
- 16 Aug 2019
Why are many comments cynical about the regulations issued by Apple. If you don't like it, it's easy, don't buy it.
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- Anonymous
- sUS
- 16 Aug 2019
Foxtrot2Novmbr, 15 Aug 2019Why is the Israeli-based camera technology company Corephot... moreDo you know how to read and understand the article?
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- Anonymous
- 81X
- 15 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 15 Aug 2019Meanwhile they could lose, pay mass amounts, sell the iphon... moreMost companies run predictions on margin vs. volume, and settle where the sum is highest. It's a basic tenant of capitalism to charge as much as the market will bear; for some products people are willing to pay more, for others, less.
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- Anonymous
- 81X
- 15 Aug 2019
Anonymous, 15 Aug 2019This is what is happening in China in case you did not know... morePatents definitely have a place, but technology patent terms need a serious reconsideration. When the patent will become obsolete long before the expiry, the intended purpose is lost. SOFTWARE patents, on the other hand, should die a fiery death. Software is already well protected by copyright.
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- Anonymous
- I8m
- 15 Aug 2019
galaxyS15, 15 Aug 2019if apple lose this fight then next iphone will cost 1500 do... moreMeanwhile they could lose, pay mass amounts, sell the iphone dramatically cheaper, and still be way ahead in profits.
But of course. It's apple.
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- Bye_apple
- yA8
- 15 Aug 2019
What comes around goes around , , a few years back they used to sue other mobile companies. Now it’s karma for them , with their far fetch price tag and lack of innovations, Apple is going to flop even more .
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- dbjungle
- rRU
- 15 Aug 2019
Apple will stall it out as long as possible then pay off whatever it ultimately costs.
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- Nautilis
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- 15 Aug 2019
Foxtrot2Novmbr, 15 Aug 2019Why is the Israeli-based camera technology company Corephot... moreListen to the Apple fan boy! Apple is just like many other big companies, They steal and rip of smaller companies ideas and then think they can just get away with it!
Before you leap to there defence (Apple's) Remember if it wasn't for the small guys there would be innovation or competition! Still remember what happened to Microsoft.
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- 15 Aug 2019
Foxtrot2Novmbr, 15 Aug 2019Why is the Israeli-based camera technology company Corephot... morePlease read before you comment
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- Anonymous
- 39h
- 15 Aug 2019
Apple have done these things many times.
For example, Apple owes Ericsson billions in unpaid license fees going back many years. They refuse to pay because they know that American courts will always side with Apple, and that a Swedish company cannot do anything about it.