As if it were a big deal AppAs if there wasn't enough of it lately, the Apple company is facing another scandal. It allegedly misused the patent of the Israeli company Corephotonics for a dual camera, which it subsequently used in almost all iPhone models from recent years, and dragged the Tel Aviv company by the nose. Another lawsuit is now being filed against it, the resolution of which will probably take years and may Apple cost hundreds of millions of dollars. And just by the way – Corephotonics already Apple she drove to court several times.
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According to Corephotonics Apple violated up to ten of its patents related to dual camera technology, which it subsequently used in all its phonesonech, starting from iPhonem 7 Plus. The technology was supposed to cover zooming using two sensors, switching between lenses and their layout. According to Corephotonics representatives, the company was founded in 2012 to develop a next-generation camera that could be included in future smartphones.oneof various manufacturers. This is not some dubious, non-operating company that would operate only for the purpose of patenting technologies and subsequently collecting licensing fees. One of the founders is, for example, a professor at Tel Aviv University, Dr. David Medlovic, or the former chairman of the Israeli miniscience and research departments. At the same time, according to representatives, the company tried to establish contact with Applem partnership and offer the apple company a new technological solution.
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Allegedly even Graham Townsend, chief engineer Applu, responsible for camera development, visited the company's Tel Aviv branch to discuss technical details with developers. You AppThe company of course offered to help him and showed him how to use the technology. Townsend was supposed to download the presentation onto a USB stick, as well as plans for the upcoming patents. He then handed over the detailed materials to the engineers at Applu without Corephotonics suspecting anything. In 2014, the Tel Aviv technology company even visited the company's branches several times Applu, where it presented the use of the technology to developers. The Apple company subsequently gained access to all files and prototypes related to the development of the cameras, which it again abused and appropriated the materials. While a business deal was slowly approaching, it suddenly stopped Apple communicate and until 2016 he was a dead bug. That's when Corephotonics decided to step in and got in touch Apple, but it was allegedly sold.
Not long after the incident, the Apple company announced iPhone 7 Plus, specifically a month after the next round of promised negotiations. This understandably infuriated the Israeli company, as the phone's camera exactly matched their technology and, above all, the patents that Corephotonics had submitted to the relevant authorities. Although the representatives were still trying to reach an agreement with Appleto achieve, all efforts to achieveonec was in vain, so the company filed a lawsuit against the iPhone manufacturer in late 2017. Another followed in April 2018, but this time the target was iPhone X, which was supposed to contain the same kind of photo camera as its predecessor, only improved. Normally we would be biased Applu, but in this case the evidence is clear and the approach of the apple company was far from fair, on the contrary. For this reason, Corephotonics is demanding damages of up to 160 million dollars and there is even speculation about buying the technology, but that is the music of the future. We will see if the nakonec AppI hope we can get out of this mess, but what is certain is that it will by no means be free or easy.
I see that the Israelis are trying to get rich as much as possible at the expense of others. And to induce a sense of guilt in the robbed. This is exactly their nature!
Israel is a technological powerhouse, where there are thousands of companies focused only on development and then selling licenses (i.e. high added value, the opposite of assembly plants, of which there are quite a few in the Czech Republic, where they only assemble imported components and then ship them on). ProIn Israel you can also find IBM, Microsoft and others that have opened branches there. And here it is more likely that thieves are apple, which only exploited the company and extracted what it could from them. By the way, the founders of ICQ are probably Israelis, as are modern navigation (drive for the army), and thousands of products that you sometimes come across have their technological origin in Israel, but it is logical that in a small country you can't produce everything everywhere (it's also stupid), so they focus on development and then sell licenses.
@Harper really solid point. I assume that you leave the republic once a year for 14 days. And of course the Spd selector :)
U Apple nothing new. He stole something similar Steve Jobs the whole idea of the iPhone.
Apple he doesn't steal, he just gets inspired 😀
Well, it's not just the Chinese who steal, but the Americans too :o) and lang sang na Apple, probably no one would have lied about it either, their army of lawyers would have wiped him without proof like a snot with a handkerchief. But yeah, I'm a fan of everyone, huh? Apple I walk right in and pass the judgment of many billions of bucks, u Apple there is no problem where to take it, the piglet is very well behaved.
Tomík - honestly famous with a logical post unlike Harper! He showed such a low level of IQ that it is not even possible to measure it. However, I respect his right to such an opinion, because there are those among us!
Even the hippy Stýví boasted the phrase "Good artists copy, the best steal". Well, alone Apple they stick to what they see. Stealing wherever they can, whatever they can, however they can iPhone, so is their Mac OS. But Apple people are so fed up with it and brainwashed, like they're from some cult.
But fortunately, there are also normal people among them, including me, who just use it and have no problem with it. iPhone use products from other brands.