$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.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• US 20090116435

• US 7260416

• US 9191036

• US 20070172000

• US 10212019

• US 8189516

$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.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• US 5506946

$2,000 awarded for Dominion Harbor entity, Monument Peak Ventures, automotive imaging patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swamy, who split a cash award of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 8,836,784, owned by Monument Peak Ventures, an NPE and Dominion Harbor entity. The ‘784 patent generally relates to automotive imaging systems employing digital cameras that automatically transmits digital images in response to detecting an exception event.

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.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• US 20120021386

• US 20070132773

• US 9633318

$2,000 awarded for Dominion Harbor entity, Monument Peak Ventures, camera patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Ekta Aswal, was awarded $2,000 for her prior art submission on U.S. Patent 7,860,320, owned by Monument Peak Ventures, an NPE and Dominion Harbor entity. The patent generally relates to a camera with a power supply, has a voltage detecting circuit adapted to detect a voltage level at the power source, and generates a voltage level signal. A controller receives the voltage level signal and prevents the image capture system from working when the voltage level signal indicates that there is insufficient power available.

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.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• EP 1622081A1