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The Who Are You Patent of the Day goes to Precision Dynamics Corporation of San Fernando for an Enhanced identification appliance
04/17/07

7,204,425 Enhanced identification appliance
  Issued: April 17, 2007
  Filed: March 18, 2002
  U.S. Class: 235/492
Abstract:  An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric, chemical, optical, heat, pressure, humidity, electromagnetic, and/or acoustic sensor, various opto-electronics and/or various security features such as tamper-evident and tamper-resistant features. The sensors may obtain wearer-related information such as a fingerprint, retina, iris, blood, DNA, genetic data, voice pattern, temperature and other characteristic. Security features include a fastener on the identification appliance, which indicates whether the appliance has been attached to a wearer and if so, enables circuit functions. If one tampers with the appliance, circuit functions may be disabled, certain data erased, and/or evidence of tampering made apparent. The appliance may monitor the location or determine the identity of vehicle passengers for an airplane, train, boat, bus, etc. Alternatively, the identification band may contain a person's immigration status.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 09:48:56 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Attack This Patent of the Day goes to Lucent Technologies Inc of Murray Hill for a Method and apparatus for protecting web sites from distributed denial-of-service attacks
04/17/07

7,207,062 Method and apparatus for protecting web sites from distributed denial-of-service attacks
  Issued: April 17, 2007
  Filed: June 19, 2002
  U.S. Class: 726/13
Abstract:  An Internet Service Provider (ISP), in consideration of being remunerated in some manner by a site, determines whether packets destined to that site conform to a profile provided to the ISP by that site. The profile, indicates, for example, what protocols are allowed by the server, and, for each such protocol, what destination port numbers or message types are allowed, a maximum transmission rate, the maximum number of allowed connections a client may have, and whether to enforce congestion-avoidance. This server profile enforcement (SPE) automatically thwarts denial of service attacks from attackers that send packets to the subscribing server from that ISP using connections or having packet characteristics that do not conform to the acceptable characteristics specified in the profile. SPE is generally performed by an SPE unit, which can be incorporated in the access gateways of an ISP that supports the service. Packets may also be forwarded in multiple classes of service depending upon the type of traffic from which they originate. Multiple classes of service allow the method to be effective even if deployed only by select ISPs.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 09:48:18 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Draw This Patent of the Day goes to Independent Inventors from Georgia for a Computer program and process which make it possible to transform any digital image into a free-hand fine art painting
04/17/07

7,205,995 Computer program and process which make it possible to transform any digital image into a free-hand fine art painting
  Issued: April 17, 2007
  Filed: February 25, 2005
  U.S. Class: 345/581
Abstract:  This invention is a computer program and process that make it possible for the novice or experienced crafter to convert any digital picture into a customize high quality painting. The crafter can choose the subject that he wants to paint (his children, a scanned pictures, an image from the internet, etc). He can choose the size of the painting, the pigments that he will like to use (acrylic, oil, markers etc), the surface (canvas, paper etc), and the level of complexity of his project. The invention generates a `color in line` drawing and detailed instructions on how to accurately and artistically fill the drawing with paint in order to create a high quality fine art painting with likeness to the original digital picture.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 09:47:34 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

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04/17/07
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04/17/07
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800 Adept receives $49M judgment
04/17/07

Telephone technology company 800 Adept Inc. has been awarded a $49 million final federal court judgment in a patent infringement lawsuit it had against three companies over technology used to route toll-free phone calls. The court also invalidated all defendants' claims related to nine disputed patents. The defendants included Murex Securities Ltd. of the Isle of Man, Vienna, Va.-based affiliates Murex Licensing Corp. and Targus Information Corp.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:15:02 am into the following categories: In The News

Patent suit hits GPS giants
04/17/07

The next big market for GPS systems—real-time traffic information—is headed to court. Mobile Traffic Systems filed suit in U.S. District Court in Alabama against the giants of the consumer global positioning system market—Garmin, Cobra, Magellan and TomTom—claiming they infringed on two patents that combine GPS with traffic information. Mobile Traffic is seeking a permanent injunction, as well as punitive and regular damages. Combining traffic reports with GPS systems—a so-called “mash-up” of existing technology—has been on the drawing board for consumer devices for years. Trucking companies have been using a version of it to maximize efficiency for long-distance hauling, but the services have been too expensive for consumers. A scaled down version of those services hit the market over the past year as add-ons for high-end GPS systems. So far, the technology is capable of showing drivers where traffic jams are, with updates for accidents.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:14:23 am into the following categories: In The News

Kohl's involved in patent case settlement
04/17/07

Kohl's Corp. and the manufacturer of a barbecue brush sold at Kohl's Department Stores have agreed to pay $11,700 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Hong Kong firm that claimed the brushes infringed on a patent. Merry Chance Industries Ltd. in November 2006 sued Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's, as well as DLR Products Inc. of California, and National Broom Co. of California, which does business as JLR Gear, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids. Merry Chance Industries filed an acceptance of the settlement offer from Kohl's and the other defendants on April 5.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:13:03 am into the following categories: In The News

PepperBall Technologies Sues SWAT for Patent Infringement
04/17/07

San Diego-based PepperBall Technologies, Inc., the leading producer of non-lethal weapons solutions, filed suit today in San Diego federal court against Security With Advanced Technology, Inc., a Westminster, Colo.- based company. PTI charges SWAT and two of its subsidiaries with infringement of four patents related to non-lethal weapons along with breach of two agreements between the parties. SWAT subsidiary Vizer Group was originally a re-seller of PepperBall's products, but its parent, SWAT, has recently announced its own line of non-lethal weapons that PTI contends infringe its patents. "Litigation is never our first choice for dealing with business disputes, but SWAT was made aware of our patents and has chosen to disregard them. We must and will protect our intellectual property," said Eric Wenaas, chief executive officer of PepperBall.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:11:46 am into the following categories: In The News
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