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Texas Secure Authentication network patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 7,873,682, owned and asserted by Texas Secure Authentication LLC, an NPE. The ‘682 patent relates to a system and method to enhance information utility and intelligence on digital networks. It features the creation and manipulation of information containers with dynamic registers. The patent had been asserted against First National Bank of Central Texas, Frost Bank, Guaranty Bank & Trust, WatchGuard Technologies, Eagle Eye Network, and Fifth Third Bank.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

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IngenioSpec eyeware patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 12,078,870, owned by IngenioSpec LLC, an NPE. The ‘870 patent generally relates to eyewear designed to support electrical components, enhancing the functionality of traditional eyeglasses with technological advancements.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

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$2,000 awarded for Avant Technologies mobile station patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Dinesh Swami and Sukhdeep Singh, who split a cash prize of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 9,042,910, owned and asserted by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘910 patent focuses on a method for monitoring a mobile station within special areas using radio signals to define the area's perimeter. The mobile station discerns these signals, differentiating them as distinctive to the area, and communicates with a mobile network to adjust operating parameters accordingly. The patent has been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, and Samsung.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

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$1,000 awarded for AutoConnect user profile patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Ekta Aswal, who was awarded $1,000 for her prior art submission on U.S. Patent 9,147,297, owned by AutoConnect Holdings LLC, an NPE. The ‘297 patent focuses on building profiles associated with vehicle users, enhancing user interface and virtual personality presentations based on user profiles, creating targeted advertising profiles, modifying behavior through map routes based on user information, implementing vehicle location-based home automation triggers, and initiating vehicle communications with third parties. It has been asserted against Ford and GM.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

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$2,000 awarded for AutoConnect vehicle patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Tanya Chauhan, who was awarded $2,000 for her prior art submission on U.S. Patent 8,793,034, owned by AutoConnect Holdings LLC, an NPE. The ‘034 patent focuses on methods for automatically determining the presence of a person within the vehicle, identifying them, and storing personal settings. It has been asserted against Toyota.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

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