1. A 'good faith payment'? Huawei has paid Qualcomm a patent fee of US$500 million;
Abstract: According to foreign media reports, Qualcomm's QTL revenue in the third quarter included a $500 million patent royalty paid by a smartphone manufacturer. Although Qualcomm did not disclose its name, it is reported that the smartphone manufacturer is Huawei. .
According to the micro-network news, Qualcomm's third-quarter earnings report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 shows that Qualcomm Technology Authorized Group (QTL) third-quarter revenue was $1.465 billion, up 25% over the same period. According to foreign media reports, Qualcomm QTL for the third quarter Revenue includes a $500 million patent royalty that a smartphone manufacturer accidentally paid, and the smartphone manufacturer has a patent dispute with Qualcomm. Although Qualcomm did not disclose its name, it is reported that the smartphone manufacturer is Huawei. Foreign media said that Qualcomm and Huawei have been negotiating patent fees in the past few months. Qualcomm said that $500 million is the 'goodwill payment' of past royalties, indicating that the current negotiations between the two sides are moving towards positive Direction development. The negotiations between Qualcomm and Huawei are progressing smoothly. In fact, the patent dispute between Qualcomm and Huawei was exposed last year. In November 2017, Qualcomm revealed at the shareholders meeting that there is a continent besides Apple. Mobile phone brand manufacturers also refused to pay patent fees. According to Taiwanese media quoted supply chain news, the mainland manufacturer is Huawei. Huawei is the second company to refuse to pay GM fees to Qualcomm. Previously, in the world's four major Apple product foundry manufacturers - Foxconn parent company Hon Hai Precision, Wistron, Compal and Heshuo - in accordance with Apple's intention, refused to pay royalties to Qualcomm, and the company The court. These foundry companies have been paying until 2016. According to supply chain news, Huawei's smartphone shipments are about 150 million units a year, although the average unit price of Huawei phones is relatively low, about $300, but Huawei is annually. Paying Qualcomm's patent fees, accounting for about 5-10% of Qualcomm's patent fee income, plus Huawei owns its own baseband technology, and many other related patents, 遂 decided to suspend payment of Qualcomm's patent fees. March 2018, according to the Wall Street Journal quoted news People report that Qualcomm is negotiating with Huawei to try to resolve the patent dispute. From the current news, the negotiations between Qualcomm and Huawei are progressing very smoothly. It is worth mentioning that the litigation between Qualcomm and Apple is worth mentioning. Although the negotiations with Huawei have progressed smoothly, the patent dispute between Qualcomm and Apple has not been reconciled. At the recent financial conference, Qualcomm’s chief financial officer George Davis said that the iPhone, which will be released this fall, will not use Qualcomm's modem, the 2018 iPhone will only use Intel's baseband products, and Qualcomm will continue to provide modems for Apple's older devices. Understand that since the beginning of 2017, Qualcomm and Apple have been caught in an increasingly fierce legal battle. As of now, patent friction between Qualcomm and Apple has raised more than 50 independent knowledge in 16 jurisdictions in six countries. Property Rights and Antitrust Lawsuits. In response to the progress of these lawsuits, Qualcomm General Counsel Donald J. Rosenberg said in an interview at the earnings conference that the first case of Qualcomm and Apple has been held at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). At the hearing, ITC will make a preliminary decision in September this year, and a final ruling will be made in January next year, and another ITC case will be held in January next year; in addition, in China, at least three jurisdictions There are several Qualcomm and Apple patent cases, each with a different timeline, but progress is fast. Therefore, Qualcomm hopes this year Hearings and trials at the end or early next year; in Germany, there are several Qualcomm and Apple patent cases in Munich and Mannheim, and these cases will be the same in the trials later this year or early next year. Direction development. (Proofreading/Sunset)
2. Apple is again targeted by patent hooligans! It was accused of violating voice-related patents twice a month;
Abstract: Following AVRS accused Apple's virtual assistant Siri of infringing its patents earlier this month, foreign media reported on Thursday that US company SpeakWare sued Apple for infringing its voice control patents.
According to foreign media AppleInsider, a California company named SpeakWare sued Apple for infringing its voice control patents on Thursday. This is the second similar lawsuit Apple encountered this month. A lawsuit was filed by Arizona speech recognition technology company AVRS. It is reported that the above voice control patent is called 'hands-free, voice-controlled remote control transmitter', the patent is granted in 2002, and the infringing products include iPhone, iPad, HomePod, And Siri and HomeKit platform. SpeakWare said that Apple knows the existence of the patent, because at least in March 2014, Apple cited it in a patent application. As of now, Apple has repeatedly cited this patent, and It is listed as a prior art in 46 patents and patent applications. Therefore, SpeakWare requires Apple to compensate for economic losses and legal fees. However, foreign media said that SpeakWare is likely to be a patent 'rogue', hoping to reach out to Apple. The settlement agreement. In fact, this is the second similar lawsuit that Apple encountered this month. Earlier this month, Arizona Advanced Voice Recog Nition Systems, Inc. (AVRS) believes that Apple's virtual assistant Siri infringes on its own patent. AVRS has obtained a patent in the United States, patent number 7,558,730, which is a user voice recognition and transcription technology that supports heterogeneous protocols. The patent was filed in 2001, but the company later gave up, resubmitted in 2007, and patented in 2009. Siri was launched in 2011 with the iPhone 4s. AVRS believes that Apple has long known this patent, dating back to 2013. In other voice recognition patents and other lawsuits, Apple mentioned the patent at least 77 times. In 2015, AVRS hopes to negotiate with Apple to solve the problem, but to no avail, Apple continues to infringe and continues to this day. Encountered similar lawsuits, many of which did not enter the stage of reconciliation or trial. But there are exceptions. In April this year, Apple was found guilty of patent infringement of VirnetX $522.6 million in economic losses due to platforms such as FaceTime and iMessage. (Proofreading/Sunset)
3. Apple's new patent: wirelessly charge the iPhone with a MacBook and iPad;
According to micro-network news, this week, the US Patent and Trademark Office website published a patent application for Apple, titled 'Inductive Charging between Electronic Devices'. The patent content describes a variety of electronic devices, one of which The iPhone can be wirelessly charged on MacBooks and iPads by adding induction coils to MacBooks and iPads. The current mainstream wireless charging method is carried out between wireless charging docks and devices. Apple's patent looks like this. More like the desire to strengthen the connection between various products of Apple, in the formation of a complete ecological chain, but also to bring a more consistent experience for users.
From the patented image of Apple's exposure, Apple considers placing the wireless charging induction coil on the MacBook's touchpad, the hand rest and the iPad's screen position, allowing the induction coil to charge the iPhone. Although this is a kind of A viable way to wirelessly charge your phone, but from the current known information, the patent still has some flaws. When the iPhone is placed in several places where the MacBook can be charged, the size of the iPhone may affect the user. Normal use, unless the user uses an external mouse and keyboard, but it is clear that not all MacBook users are equipped with an external mouse and an external keyboard. When the iPhone is placed on the iPad for charging, because the induction coil is in the screen position, this It may make the iPad a purely 'wireless charging' device during this time. With the current patent exposure information analysis, the patent is not very practical. But Apple also mentioned in the patent that they are Consider the advantages of the MacBook's built-in high-capacity battery in the future, so that it can charge the iPhone when it is not turned on or in standby. This may become a plus item for the patent. Apple also The patent mentions an electronic device consisting of a battery, a housing and a wireless charging induction coil. The patent mentions that the wireless charging device or will have its own battery memory for use on the go. Perhaps in the future, Apple's AirPower wireless charging On the table, we can see this feature. It is worth mentioning that Apple has applied for numerous patents in the US Patent and Trademark Office, but a considerable part of it is still in patent status, only a small part of it is used. Among the products currently developed and produced by Apple. (Proofreading/Jimmy)
4. Apple applies for a new patent: Unmanned How to open the passenger response;
July 27, according to AppleInsider, the US Patent and Trademark Office recently announced the latest patent for driverless car technology that Apple applied for in March. This patent will change the driving style according to the passenger's reaction and analyze the vehicle using monitoring sensors. Users determine the appropriate driving style to reduce the likelihood of passengers panic.
According to the patent description, sensor devices located at the front of the car can monitor some passengers or owners in the car and identify them. These internal sensors include optical scanning devices such as lidars, depth cameras and infrared sensors that collect data and then Pass the data to the drive system.
During driving, the sensor can be used to determine each passenger's eye movements, body posture, gestures, pupil dilation, blinking, body temperature, heart rate, sweating, head position and other factors. These data, as well as the previous experience of known users, Can be used to create passenger profiles, enabling the vehicle to choose the most appropriate from many comfort profiles.
The comfort profile specifies the way the vehicle is driven, changing the settings to make the user or passenger feel comfortable as much as possible. These driving control parameters include adjusting linear acceleration, cornering speed, speed of the lane change, stiffness of the suspension, enabling or disabling Traction control, and other factors that determine the final movement of the vehicle.
As the system continues to receive real-time data, if the passenger's status changes, the comfort condition changes. For example, if the system detects that the passenger's pressure level rises during a fast turn, it can switch to another slower, smoother Comfort mode to eliminate this pressure. Netease Technology
5. Huami Technology announced the acquisition of Zepp/PEI core assets: expanding the market for high-end sports products
Huami Technology said that the signing of this agreement will significantly enhance the technical strength of Huami Technology in sports and activity-driven analysis, expand the influence of Huami Technology in the field of sports training analysis, and help Huami Technology to open up new Sports product line and opportunities to expand the global market.
On July 26, Huami Technology announced an agreement with Zepp International Limited to acquire the core assets of the latter. Zepp is a leading multi-sports sensor technology company headquartered in San Jose, California.
Huami Technology said that the signing of this agreement will significantly enhance the technical strength of Huami Technology in sports and activity-driven analysis, expand the influence of Huami Technology in the field of sports training analysis, and help Huami Technology to open up new sports products. Line and opportunities to expand the global market. At the same time, Zepp's good brand and commercial channels also help Huami Technology strengthen its cooperation with global sports brands and enter the high-end sports products market.
It is understood that Zepp was founded in 2010 and is one of the first companies in the world to design intelligent sports hardware. It has industry-leading sensor algorithms and motion modeling technology to provide real-time, quantitative motion analysis to help users adjust their training plans in time. Zepp is also developing deep analysis-based video analysis and processing technology, and has several US patents and international patents in the fields of sensors, algorithms, and deep learning.
Zepp's smart sensors and APP products now cover golf, baseball, softball, tennis, football, badminton and many other sports. The market share in the North American market once reached 70%, including women's golf world champion Wei Shengmei, MLB superstar Mike Trout, men's tennis star Milos Raonic and many other sports stars and professional coaches, teaching institutions are using Zepp for training and teaching.
'We are very pleased to be able to sign this agreement and are excited about expanding our product line in the field of sports training analysis and expanding opportunities in the global market,' said Huang Wang, Chairman and CEO of Huami Technology: 'We look forward to using Zepp Deep experience, mature products and existing cooperation, enriching the product categories of Huami Technology. At the same time, we use our strong distribution channels to seize the opportunity of the rapid development of the sports industry.
At present, sensor-based, advanced motion analysis technology is developing rapidly. Zepp has strong technical strength and brand influence in this field, and has established partnerships with some leading sports equipment manufacturers, such as HEAD Tennis (Hyde, Tennis). Sports equipment leading brand) and Yonex Badminton (Yonex, leading brand of badminton sports equipment).
Next, the goal of Huami Technology is to use its excellent R&D team and Zepp's extensive technical patents to further strengthen the research and development of Huami Technology's activity-driven data. At the same time, Huami Technology will also use Zepp's cooperation with Apple. Channels, expand the market for high-end sports products such as golf.
In addition, Huami Technology recently acquired the core assets of the Medical Enterprises Inc (PEI) of the Adidas Group. PEI is one of the first teams in the world to conduct health wear equipment and accurate heart rate monitoring. The transaction will enhance the heart and lungs of Huami Technology. Health algorithm capabilities, and also help Huami Technology deepen its strategic layout in the sports and fitness market.