Intellectual Property

This week, Disney applied for a new patent application to improve the interaction and enhance optical viewfinder systems for costumed characters.

Following the trend of streaming-based gaming systems, EA seeks to stand out from the crowd by offering a skill-based experience to its users. This streaming-based service allows gamers to connect to a full-featured gaming experience that is fully customizable over a variety of popular titles. With all of the computer processing taking place server-side, this removes hardware requirements for users and enables the system to act as a network connectable gaming computer.

This patent application discloses a method of broadcasting a Livestream of media content using an external device. This service leverages the networked external devices enabling any device to be used as a video source for the broadcast media stream. The broadcaster is then capable of viewing all available media streams and selecting which ones to present for the audience.

This week in interesting patents:
Tesla continues refining its solar roof panels, AT&T analyses how and where you consume media, Spotify singles in on the vocals, Disney speeds up the storyboard process, Amazon eggs on the purchase process, and Apple amps up the digital assistant.

An exciting, new VR-related patent application has been filed by the semiconductor tech company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). The application, titled “Low Latency Wireless Virtual Reality Systems And Methods,” aims to optimize a more realistic visual experience through “high visual quality video display and low latency wireless VR systems and methods.”

This week AT&T was issued a patent to address antenna network challenges using an iterative simulation system to determine the most efficient and effective locations to place antennas.

Disney’s latest patent application illuminates an interesting challenge in the robotics realm: realistic bipedal robots and locomotion. Over the years, “great strides” have been achieved in bipedal robot technologies, allowing robots to navigate new terrains and various activities similar to the way humans do.

Disney’s latest patent application illuminates an interesting challenge in the robotics realm: realistic bipedal robots and locomotion. Over the years, “great strides” have been achieved in bipedal robot technologies, allowing robots to navigate new terrains and various activities similar to the way humans do.

Jetpacks have always been a staple in Science-Fiction. They represent an exciting future, but jetpacks have never materialized for general use. This patent demonstrates a method that can bring jetpacks to the general masses through a safer and more user fieldy electric powered system.

This week Microsoft had a patent application published regarding a gamified challenge to detect a non-human user. The system uses dynamic animated objects that the user must interact with in a specific manner.