They informed Nintendo 5 years after the Wii release that they using Patents they own? Why so late? The Wii is not really a niche console
Hahaha what I was gonna sayIt's not like anyone's buying the console anyway
Gotta love how vague these patents are.
They make okay TV's, audio equipment.
*insert shitty joke about Wii U sales here*
Can anyone explain to me how I should be viewing the door on the right. Is it opened inwards or outwards? My eyes are confused.
I love how picture frames, the vase and the chest of drawers also get numbers.
That method does not really correspond with how the wiimote works, though.
It overlaps in a couple of areas, sure, but that doesn't constitute patent infringement.
(As far as I can tell, I'm not an expert.)
Can anyone explain to me how I should be viewing the door on the right. Is it opened inwards or outwards? My eyes are confused.
This seems to be the patent in question.
Filed in 2009, issued on Sept. 17th, 2013.
Don't really know what to make of it. The patent basically claims that its a universal remote.
This seems to be the patent in question.
Filed in 2009, issued on Sept. 17th, 2013.
The user interaction system comprises a portable pointing device (101) connected to a camera (102) and sending pictures to a digital signal processor (120), capable of recognizing an object (130) and a command given by the user (100) by moving the pointing device (101) in a specific way, and controlling an electrical apparatus (110) on the basis of this recognition. (Characteristic) pattern generation means (116) can be included in the system for facilitating object recognition.
Don't really know what to make of it. The patent basically claims that its a universal remote.
Indeed.
Anyway, I doubt there's a whole lot to see here. Though larger-ish companies like Philips aren't usually the main patent trolls we see lurking around.
Can anyone explain to me how I should be viewing the door on the right. Is it opened inwards or outwards? My eyes are confused.
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Philips still exists?
They informed Nintendo 5 years after the Wii release that Nintendo using Patents from Phillips? Why so late? The Wii is not really a niche console
Filed in 2009, issued on Sept. 17th, 2013.
Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
Can anyone explain to me how I should be viewing the door on the right. Is it opened inwards or outwards? My eyes are confused.
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...so not only does the patent not seem applicable to what the wii was doing, it also was filed 2 years after it was released.
Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
S¡mon;111991129 said:I don't know about the Wii U, but the Wii basically use a light sensor. And cameras, well, cameras are usually sensors picking up light.
Its a lot closer to how the Kinect works with Xbox One, except there's no controller for the Kinect to respond to.
Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
It does, but the patent was apparently filed in 2009 - three years after the Wii launched.Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
There's an IR camera in the Wiimote.
What a beautiful drawing. Truly, a masterpiece of our time.
The patents are also very vague, but it's not like that's made much of a difference in the past.
Can anyone explain to me how I should be viewing the door on the right. Is it opened inwards or outwards? My eyes are confused.
Your eyes are cameras and your hands are pointers. Better pay Philips if you want to live.
I was answering a question, not defending Philips.
You can thank the US patent system for being fucked. And the people who awarded that patent to Philips in 2009 becaue they probably didn't check hard enough.
This seems to be the patent in question.
Filed in 2009, issued on Sept. 17th, 2013.
Don't really know what to make of it. The patent basically claims that its a universal remote.
I know you weren't. It was just a jab at how silly this situation is.
Think bigger man. Patent breathing. People have to pay you if they want to live.After seeing some incredibly vague patents out there, I'm thinking of patenting the following idea:
*Electronic device that has some sort of function. Powered by electricity provided by some kind of battery. It may or may not have blinking lights in it. Can be used with one hand, or both. The device provides functionality of some kind.
brb, I'm becoming a billionaire.
This seems to be the patent in question.
Filed in 2009, issued on Sept. 17th, 2013.
Don't really know what to make of it. The patent basically claims that its a universal remote.
Sounds more like the PS Move. The Wii/U doesn't use a camera, does it?
Not if I sue you first!Fine. I was about to sue our ass, though.
Think bigger man. Patent breathing. People have to pay you if they want to live.
Why not go even higher and patent the idea of a "living organism". Basically every person, dog, cat and whatever what breaths and shits in this planet would have to pay up.