Na Apple Another lawsuit is headed for possible patent infringement, this time over the FaceTime app. The lawsuit was filed in Texas District Court. The plaintiff is none other than the patent troll Uniloc, whose representatives really don't know how to do with their free time. The patent owned by Uniloc describes a feature that, according to the plaintiff, is also included in FaceTime.
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The history of the patent dates back to 2003, when it was signed by 3Com. The patent was transferred to HP in 2010 and was acquired by Uniloc in 2017. Simply put, the patent describes requirements for messaging, authentication, and routing of messages sent and received.
Uniloc claims in its lawsuit that FaceTime relies on the same communication structure described in its patent. Specifically, it is a situation where the servers enable FaceTime to run by sending and receiving data packets via Wi-Fi, 3G or LTE. The device itself then registers an address such as Apple ID or phone number, with the servers listed. When a user wants to use FaceTime, their request to connect to another user is first sent in encrypted form to the servers Applu. If the servers evaluate it as credible, they will connect the two devices.
We will soon see new iPads that also allegedly infringe the patent:
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The patent is allegedly infringed by all newer devices from the iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad Mini, 4th generation iPod Touch and MacBooky whose operating system enables FaceTime. Uniloc is claiming an unspecified amount, the amount of which is poneThe case is at the discretion of the court if successful. This is the third lawsuit filed this month. Applu. We recently informed you about the lawsuit that Apple was headed for alleged patent infringement in the function AirDrop and connecting the smartphone to mobile networks based on the identification number.
