1. Mystery company spent 10 million US dollars to obtain exclusive license of MicroVision display engine technology;
MicroVision has announced a new five-year global licensing agreement with a leading global technology company. Under the agreement, MicroVision will receive a $10 million license fee in 2018.
According to Memes Consulting, MicroVision (NASDAQ: MVIS), the industry's leading innovator in ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with a leading global technology company ( Due to competition, the licensee company name was not announced, but some insiders speculated that the mysterious company was a Japanese manufacturer such as Sharp or Sony. The agreement allows licensees to use MicroVision display technology for production and sales based on MicroVision reference designs. Display Engine. This agreement grants Licensee the exclusive worldwide license to MicroVision display technology for the next five years. To maintain exclusivity, Licensee is required to purchase the minimum number of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) scanning mirrors and ASICs from MicroVision ( ASIC).
'We are pleased to announce this agreement with the recognized leader in global electronics and component manufacturing and sales,' said MicroVision CEO Perry Mulligan, 'This licensing agreement for display technology effectively validates our targeting Product route planning and marketing strategy in five major vertical markets. We believe that the exceptional manufacturing capabilities of licensed companies and the use of our laser beam scanning technology will help MicroVision reduce product costs and capture us New customers in other vertical industries served. '
The mystery company has agreed to pay MicroVision a $10 million license fee in 2018. It is expected to pay the first $5 million in the quarter and plans to complete the remaining $5 million in October. As part of the agreement. MicroVision expects to receive additional payments for temporary engineering fees and services related to process and product transfer and certification.
The protocol is limited to general projection displays, excluding interactive displays, lidars, 3D sensing, or near-eye displays (such as augmented reality or virtual reality) and other related MicroVision technology licenses, which are still part of MicroVision's main vertical market.
MicroVision is the creator of PicoP scanning technology, a laser beam scanning (LBS) technology for micro-projection and 3D sensing applications. MicroVision has launched three models based on PicoP scanning technology for different application needs. Display engine, respectively, small size display engine, lidar sensing engine, interactive display engine.
The MicroVision small-size display engine chip is only one business card size and only a few millimeters thick, achieving the perfect combination of image brightness, resolution, size and power consumption. This compact size makes it very easy to embed into a smartphone, portable In the media player, tablet and other mobile devices, the projection large screen display.
MicroVision's lidar sensing engine uses MicroVision's latest Time-of-Flight (ToF) ASIC (MTOF ASIC). This MTOF ASIC is based on a high-performance RF process developed for MicroVision's MEMS scanning mirrors and other system components. Designed to improve the accuracy of LiDAR, reduce the size of LiDAR, and capture the surrounding 3D point cloud. It achieves MicroVision's low power and low cost targets for ASIC projects, providing small, economical LiDAR products to consumer electronics. Smart home and car market.
MicroVision interactive display is mainly used in the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, capable of projecting high-definition images and implementing a touch-sensitive interactive experience similar to a smartphone or tablet. The MicroVision interactive display engine is an all-in-one integrated unit. Integrates an integrated photonic module (IPM) containing MEMS and lasers, a 'short throw ratio' optical module, two photodiodes, and an electronic platform module containing MicroVision's unique ASIC and system control software ( EPM).
Its 'short-focus ratio' optical module enables the diagonal width of the image to be twice the height of the interactive display device. With the focus-free projection display and 3D depth sensing of the ToF sensor, this interactive display engine can achieve true 3D. Operation. The user can interact with the projected image on any uneven surface, even if there are objects or obstructions entering the sensing area, it will not affect the operation. The interactive display engine realizes the touch by collecting and outputting 3D point cloud data. And gesture operation applications. Mames Consulting
2. Microsoft patents dual-screen mobile computing devices. Focus on video calls;
According to reports, Microsoft is developing a collapsible mobile device code-named Andromeda, which has applied for a number of patents to ensure the safety of rumored devices. A new patent released earlier this month indicates that Microsoft may be developing a A multi-screen mobile computing device (smartphone, tablet or laptop) that focuses on video calls.
According to the patent application, Microsoft submitted a patent entitled 'Three-way Call on Hinged Multi-Screen Device' on June 30, 2017. The US Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent on July 3, 2018. It may not be related to mobile devices (smart phones), but even if it is a laptop, the concept is very interesting and innovative.
The patented mobile computing device has a processor, an accelerometer and two displays. Interestingly, both displays are equipped with a camera that will cause the first and second display devices to be captured by the second camera, either individually or simultaneously. Image data, and image data received from a remote computing device.
The user interacts with the multi-screen mobile device at various locations, including holding the device vertically, holding the main screen toward the user, holding the screen, facing the second screen, and other positions and orientations. Traditionally, when When users in the same physical space are not close to each other, especially when there are three or more participants, it may be difficult to be part of a video call. They may ignore each other or remote users, and it may be difficult to determine whether the user is Within the camera's shooting range,
Microsoft describes in the patent description: 'To solve the above problems, a mobile computing device is provided. The mobile computing device can include a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including the first display and the second portion including the second portion A first camera may be mounted in the first portion of the housing and a second camera is mounted in the second portion of the housing. The processor may be mounted in the housing and configured to operate in a camera mode, wherein the processor is configured to process Image data captured by the first and second cameras. When the predetermined trigger condition is met, the processor is configured to cause the first display to simultaneously display the video feed of the image data captured by the second camera and receive from the remote computing device via the computer network a video feed of image data, and causing the second display to simultaneously display a video feed of image data captured by the second camera and a video feed of image data received from the remote computing device via the computer network.
As mentioned above, the patent can be used for large screen devices such as laptops, and it can have two displays and two cameras to implement video calling functions in three different locations. cnBeta
3. The number of patent administrative law enforcement cases in Shandong in the first half of the year was 1378.
The reporter learned from the Shandong Provincial Intellectual Property Office that in the first half of the year, the total number of patent administrative law enforcement cases in the province was 1,378, a year-on-year increase of 115%, which was higher than the national average of 29.5%. Among them, 763 patent dispute cases and 615 cases of counterfeit patent cases were investigated. .
In recent years, the e-commerce field has developed rapidly, and the problem of intellectual property infringement has become increasingly prominent. In the first half of the year, the number of cases involving e-commerce disputes handled by Shandong Province has reached more than 90%. The characteristics of strong sex, rapid occurrence, rapid disappearance and strong expansion, Shandong Intellectual Property Office improve the online and offline linkage handling mechanism, further improve the effectiveness of law enforcement rights protection, protect the rights of consumers and the legitimate rights and interests of innovators.
The Shandong Provincial Intellectual Property Office issued the “Shandong Province Reporting Measures for Counterfeiting Patent Behaviors” to encourage all sectors of the society to report complaints about counterfeit patents. The patentee found that his patent was infringed, and after impersonation, he could call '12330' for intellectual property rights protection. Assistance and reporting complaints hotline service hotline, the scope of acceptance includes trademark infringement, patent infringement disputes, counterfeit patents, copyright infringement disputes. (Li Pengfei) (End) Qilu.com