1. Xinhua News Agency: Qualcomm became the most foreign company in China with the most patent rights in 2017;
According to Xinhua Watch’s official microblog review, according to Xinhua Watch’s Weibo official’s comments, relevant investigations by the State Intellectual Property Office show that the effectiveness of China’s intellectual property protection has been widely recognized at home and abroad, attracting innovative entities from all countries to actively apply for Chinese patents. 2017 In the United States, 23,679 Chinese patents were granted, and Qualcomm became the most foreign company with the most patent rights in China in 2017. If China is not well protected for US corporate intellectual property, it is obviously difficult to justify it.
2. Apple's new battery technology, 4 major direction show intentions;
Apple has actively deployed new battery technologies. Apple has shown strong intentions whether it is mastering battery operating temperatures, cultivating fuel cell special interfaces, enhancing battery life software or consolidating key raw materials.
First, the battery operating temperature, real-time report you know
The foreign technology website, Patently Apple, reports that Apple has laid out an interactive battery monitor with an ambient temperature sensing unit inside the battery. The user can learn the temperature changes of the battery in various environments through relevant design.
For example devices such as iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, the best battery operating temperature, 0 degrees to 35 degrees Celsius, ambient temperature and storage temperature can be between -20 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius.
In the future, the user can touch the option of the battery display on the touch screen of the device to grasp the status of the battery operating temperature change in real time and further grasp the battery performance.
Second, cultivating fuel cells deeply, with special interfaces floating on the surface
Patently Apple recently reported that Apple's continuous development of fuel cell systems not only provides electrical energy, but can also be applied to portable computing devices through special interfaces.
This special type of interface includes the design of power supply and two-way communication, linking the portable computing device and the controller of the fuel cell system. The two-way communication design enables the portable computing device to control the multiple operations of the fuel cell system.
Patently Apple analysis, if Apple can apply the relevant technology in iOS devices, will have a substantial upgrade effect on the current application.
Third, battery life increases, key software unveiled
Foreign media previously reported that Apple was patented in a laminar battery system, which provides more energy capacity, higher battery capacity, longer battery life, and faster charging speed.
The foreign media website BGR reported previously that Apple may be developing software solutions that can increase battery life.
This technology, called ABLE (Adaptive Battery Life Extension), can be applied to the operating system platform to track user's usage habits, battery usage, and the history of device charging, which can make battery management technology more intelligent. In addition, this software solution also Prevents the iPhone from overheating.
Fourth, to ensure that the key raw materials for the battery, Apple to sell cobalt metal
Foreign media previously reported that Apple is negotiating with mining companies and may purchase long-term cobalt metal directly from miners for the first time to ensure the supply of key raw materials for batteries.
The demand for cobalt metal materials for Apple’s iPhone batteries is huge, but so far, for the purchase of cobalt metal materials, Apple is still responsible for the manufacture of iPhone battery.
Informed sources disclosed that Apple is planning thousands of metric tons per year for a five-year supply contract for cobalt metal; Apple began negotiations with miners about direct supply of cobalt metal more than a year ago.
3. 61 US "Battery Door" lawsuits were consolidated in California;
At the end of 2017, the Apple battery door incident (the specific iPhone model that used the aging of the battery through the iOS mechanism to slow down) caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the world. It angered and complained to Apple. Today, there are 61 in the United States. The relevant lawsuit has been determined to be consolidated as a class action and will be tried in the California region, allowing battery door related litigation to move to another starting point.
A hearing was held in Atlanta, United States on March 29th. The order signed by President Sarah Vance on the outcome of the meeting was formally announced on Wednesday. The resolution transferred 42 cases related to Apple's battery doors in 10 regions across the United States to California. The Northern District Court heard. Before that, the California Northern District Court has consolidated another 19 lawsuits (which occurred in 13 regions across the country) related to the Apple Speed Gate. It is reported that there are 61 lawsuits in the future. Will merge for class action.
The plaintiffs in the 61 lawsuits all supported the merger of the lawsuit. In addition, the defendant Apple Inc. and 31 plaintiffs also supported the merger of the lawsuit into the courts of the California region.
According to the results announced at the hearing, Apple's battery door related lawsuit was consolidated into the courts in California. The main reason was that Apple's headquarters was in California. In addition, of the total 61 lawsuits, 31 cases occurred in the California area, and another 30 of them. Submitted to the District Court of the Northern District of California. The presiding judge was Edward J. Davila.
It is understood that the 61 class actions after the merger of lawsuits will also be submitted to the same judge. However, the procedures involved in the judicial transfer process still need to obtain the consent of other local courts.
This incident was caused by a series of consumer-induced effects on the community website indicating that his iPhone 6s had significantly improved performance after replacing the battery. After the software maker confirmed that the aging of the iPhone has deteriorated, the performance has declined. Apple also responded and acknowledged. According to Apple, they made speeddowns for the iPhone 6 series, iPhone 6s series, and iPhone SE through the iPhone 10.2.1 introduced in 2016; then they were also adopted for the iPhone 7 series in iOS 11.2. The same speed limit method.
In order to solve the consumer's dissatisfaction with the speed of the iPhone, Apple not only updated the official website several times, but also explained the relevant contents and battery performance. It also proposed a price reduction and battery replacement policy to remedy the situation. It has already released iOS 11.3. The official version is "Return to Government". After the user upgrades to iOS 11.3, the speed-down function will be automatically disabled. After the speed-down function is enabled (after accidental shutdown), the user can also decide to deactivate.
However, it is clear that the above response is not sufficient to overcome the anger of the majority of users of Apple's speed-down approach. In addition to as many as 61 related lawsuits in the United States, there are many battery door-related lawsuits in progress around the world. And just in South Korea, more than 60,000 users filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple.
Due to the widespread impact of the iPhone downgrade incident, not only relevant lawsuits around the world have attracted attention because of the large number of plaintiffs involved. In these lawsuits, Apple will not be subject to high price compensation, and it will also become one of the focuses of the discussion. It will be a good one in the future. In the meantime, Apple not only needs to provide consumers around the world with low-cost battery replacement services through the Apple Store. It is simply manpower and financial resources spent on battery door-to-door litigation. I am afraid that Apple will be struggling.
4. Apple applies for VR new patent passengers can be used to ease motion sickness
According to foreign media reports, Virtual Display (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are currently one of the hot spots. Apple is also interested in this area and has applied for many patents. Recently, it applied for a new patent. Passengers can Used to ease motion sickness.
According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s announcement, Apple’s application is for a VR system that can be used in automobiles, including self-driving cars.
Apple's patented VR system includes a helmet and a projector that can display images in the car, as well as a large number of sensors to monitor the status of passengers in the car.
Apple's VR system is a way to alleviate motion sickness. It mainly monitors the passenger's sweat and pulse through the sensor, and can also detect the symptoms of motion sickness such as unsteady passengers and wanting vomiting. When the passengers have symptoms of motion sickness, Apple's VR system Be able to monitor, and make adjustments to the content of the VR experience, with a suitable experience to ease the passenger's discomfort.
Of course, Apple's patent-pending VR system is not limited to ease passengers' motion sickness problems, it can also be used for entertainment and other aspects. TechWeb