Patent

This week, Tesla was granted a patent for a system that utilizes image data from a vehicle’s camera along with a trained machine learning model to identify the distance of an object from a vehicle.

Intellectual Property: Tesla’s Latest Patent on Teslarati Tesla was granted a patent for a system that utilizes image data from a vehicle’s camera along with a trained machine learning model to identify the distance of an object from a vehicle.

Twitter’s patent describes an iterative process that can be used to determine the subject matter expertise of users on a social network. User accounts are analyzed by how frequently they interact with a plurality of topic groups (TGs). As users are identified to frequently interact with multiple topic groups they are continually filtered to more specific TGs. After a certain amount of iterations, a ranking can be obtained of accounts that are an authority on the specific expertise topic.

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.