PATROLL

$2,000 for WristDocs biotelemetry patent prior art

A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,392,970, owned by WristDocs LLC, an NPE. The ‘970 patent provides a portable, disposable biotelemetry system, including one or more sensors, capable of being mounted on one or more extremities, particularly the wrist. The invention provides a biotelemetry system for disposition on the wrist. The device of the invention may be portable, untethered and in some instances, disposable. The features of the wrist biotelemetry system make it effective in stable, chronic or emergency medical settings. The patent has been asserted against Google, Garmin, ZEPP Health, and Apple.

The contest will expire on October 1, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, GeoSymm Ventures, automated assistance patent prior art

A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,130,900, owned by GeoSymm Ventures LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The ‘900 patent generally relates to a system and method for providing automated assistance for a user using a computing device. The patent has been asserted against IBM and Samsung.

The contest will expire on October 1, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$6,000 for Patent Armory patents prior art

Unified has added 3 new PATROLL contests, with a $2,000 cash prize for each, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Patent Armory, Inc., an NPE. The contests will end on October 1, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 7,130,430 - Sound Production Control

The ‘430 patent relates to systems for reproducing sound in general and to systems which can control sound production to localized regions in particular. It has been asserted against Yamaha, Panasonic, K-array, Sennheiser Electronic, Holoplot, Sonos, Guangzhou DSPPA Audio, Hisense, Devialet, Creative Technology, Sony, Boss Audio, Bose Corporation, Bang & Olufsen, Pioneer, LG, and Samsung.

US 8,831,205 - Computer Integrated Telecommunications Systems

The ‘205 patent relates generally to computer integrated telecommunications systems and more particularly to a system and method employing an intelligent switching architecture. It has been asserted against Snap Inc., Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, Quora, and Meta.

US 10,237,420 - Intelligent Switching Architecture

The ‘420 patent relates generally to computer integrated telecommunications systems and more particularly to a system and method employing an intelligent switching architecture. It has been asserted against Snap Inc., Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, Quora, and Meta, Booking Holdings, Teledyne FLIR, Seek Thermal, and OnePlus Technology.

Ideahub entity, AX Wireless, OFDM patent - prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 9,584,262 owned by AX Wireless, LLC, an NPE and IdeaHub subsidiary. The ‘262 patent generally relates to a method and apparatus for use within a wireless OFDM network that transmits and receives first and second packets each having header bits and utilizing variable header repetition. It has been asserted against Acer, HP Inc., Lenovo, and Dell.

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 Dominion Harbor entity, Monument Peak Ventures, color editing patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Poonam Rani, was awarded $2,000 for his prior art submission on U.S. Patent 6,396,599, owned by Monument Peak Ventures, an NPE and Dominion Harbor entity. The ‘599 patent generally relates to a method and apparatus for modifying images on a photographic color imaging system that selectively adjusts the skin tone of individuals in images in accordance with customer preferences. The patent had been asserted against Hitachi.

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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