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AN IPOD FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING!
| Quote: | A unique patent has surfaced in the past few weeks that both illustrates and details Apple’s iPod in terminology such as “an enhanced iPod” and/or “an improved iPod.” A large portion of this patent places emphasis on “live” video streaming – and more specifically, video conferencing conducted on the “improved iPod.” In fact, the patent presents details of a new codec for QuickTime.
The reason for delaying this report rested on two things. Firstly, is the fact that the patent doesn’t appear to, at least on paper, stem from Apple. And yet the specificity of the improved iPod(s), clearly demonstrate that there is a direct connection to Apple in some capacity.
Secondly, I was initially concerned by the patent author’s many references to “iPod-like device” and/or ‘iPod type device.” And yet there are several specific mentions in the patent’s claims and elsewhere that undeniably clarify the matter. For example, patent claim 19 states that “The system of claim 2, wherein the handheld video device is an improved iPod,” and in claim 13 it states “wherein the handheld video device is an Apple iPod.”
So, with that said, the following patent report covers such matters as the new improved iPod acting as a video server within a wireless network, new optional iPod hardware modules, a new video-zoom feature in context with video conferencing and lastly, the improved iPod’s ability to send and/or receive streaming and/or “live” video.
Patent abstract
Methods, medium, and handheld, wireless devices which compress, enhance, encode, transmit, decompress and display digital video images in real time. Real time wireless videoconferences connect multiple handheld video devices. Real time compression is achieved by sub-sampling each frame of a video signal, filtering the pixel values, and encoding. Real time transmission is achieved due to high levels of effective compression. Real time decompression is achieved by decoding and decompressing the encoded data to display high quality images. A receiver can alter various setting including but not limited to the format for the compression, image size, frame rate, brightness and contrast. A zoom control can be used select a portion of interest of video being transmitted or being played back.
Wired & wireless video conferencing
Point-to-point transmission: Patent Figure 19A—illustrates a videoconference between the man at the second node 1920b and the woman at the first node 1920a. In the first mode of operation, the respective videos are transmitted over a point-to-point transmission 1940 path between the two nodes over the network 1910.
In another mode of operation each of the videos is transmitted to the reflector where both videos are displayed as first reflected video 1901b and second reflected video 1902b. |
More at:
http://www.macsimumnews.com/forums.html/archive/new_patent_illustrates_a_wireless_video_conferencing_ipod
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject:
Re: A brilliant product for the porn industry?
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| Quote: | | Patent Figure 19A—illustrates a videoconference between the man at the second node 1920b and the woman at the first node 1920a. I |
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this could get naughty depending on your definition of 'node'
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Looks like a physh patent to me, if it is a real patent at all. Apple would never patent something such as an improved iPod. That doesn't protect them from someonr else developing an improved iRiver or something else. One patents new technology, methods or techniques. If you patent a can opener, you are generally not protected from someone using that technology for a fighter plane's altimeter. I've been envolved with enough patent applications that this looks very bogus. I think this is just some bullshit patent to get Apple to settle for some money. If Apple ever wants to release an iPod with video conferencing (seems logical at some point in the future) they will have to deal with this one way or another. If you sue a big company for patent infringement, they will usually give you some money to go away. It's cheaper to pay you off than defending in court. I've seen dozens of these patents. People make a living doing this. People is a generous term - parasites is more apt.
That's just my first impression...
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