Originally, the Australian company Uniloc collects various patents, and then attempts to obtain financial damages from alleged patent infringers through legislation. The attacks of the patent troll, as companies with similar practices are called, are aimed this time at AppleThe Cupertino company is facing three lawsuits because it allegedly AirPlay, the automatic dialing option and the method of charging the battery infringe on the Uniloc troll's patents.
The first lawsuit relates to patent number 6,661,203, which relates to a charging and discharging system optimized for high temperature environments. The technology, first patented by HP in 2001, uses sensors to monitor the battery's temperature as it charges and discharges, preventing it from overheating. In other words, this is basically the principle on which batteries in most devices work.
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In the second lawsuit, Uniloc took aim at the streaming service AirPlay, which allegedly infringes patent number 6,580,422. This patent defines the transmission of images using graphics elements sent over a wireless connection. Again, this patent was originally filed by HP, back in 1995. AirPlay is a standard technology that Apple uses a wireless connection to transmit images, audio and video between devices.
The third lawsuit relates to patent number 7,092,671, which describes a method and system for wirelessly automatically dialing a telephone number from a record stored on a personal device. The patent relates to the idea of automatically dialing a phone number by clicking on a contact's number or name, which is why Uniloc is focusing on the Contacts app in this case.
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Apple however, he already got into a dispute with patent troll Uniloc. Already last month, Uniloc filed three lawsuits against Apple, because the Cupertino company allegedly infringes patents with its services Apple Maps, Apple ID and with software updates. Previously, Uniloc claimed that the Messages app infringed on a patent related to VoIP protocols. And so on and so forth.
Anything about iPad is very important
Whose patent am I violating when I fart? ?
Oh yeah, apple tastes the patent trolling, which he himself is the creator of... Own medicine disgusting?