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Clearview AI awarded US patent for facial recognition platform

02/07/202202/04/2022 Jorge Gonzalez

The controversial company’s capabilities for gathering and matching images earned its first patent. Clearview AI, leading company and facial recognition platform has now been awarded a US patent for that platform’s capacity to gather and match images. The company has become the leader in its field, providing reliable photo identification technology. The Clearview AI photo identification platform in receipt of the patent managed to perform almost flawlessly in the recent Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The patent was for the “Methods…

New Apple patent highlights potential for NFC technology

05/06/201305/04/2013 John Montgallo

Apple NFC Technology Trends mobile payments

Patent sheds new light on Apple’s interest in NFC technology The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a new patent application from Apple regarding the use of NFC technology. The patent refers to a project that was launched by Apple in 2008, which had fallen to the wayside until very recently. NFC technology has seen some use in the field of marketing, but the patent application hints to a project that leverages the technology for some purpose involving mobile commerce. NFC has long been a pillar of mobile commerce,…

Patent details augmented reality features of Google Glass

04/29/201304/29/2013 Stephen Vagus

Google glass augmented reality glasses wearable technology

Google continues to invest in augmented reality Google has regained prominence in the augmented reality field after a turbulent 2012 wherein the company’s Project Glass had been unlikely to include the interactive technology. Glass has been billed as a new generation of augmented reality eyewear, but in mid-2012, Google suggested that the initial release of the glasses may not actually have augmented reality properties. This lead to staunch criticism from consumers and Google seems to have changed in stance on this issue, making efforts to tout the augmented reality capabilities…

Google files new patent for augmented reality glasses

03/30/201303/28/2013 Stephen Vagus

Google applies for new patent for augmented reality project Google has filed a new patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office concerning the company’s highly anticipated Google Glass. Google has been working on the Glass project for some time and has directed a great deal of attention toward its augmented reality capabilities. Late last year, doubts concerning the product’s use of augmented reality began to surface, suggesting that Google had abandoned its interest in the technology. This year, however, Google has been making an effort to show off the…

Apple takes aim at augmented reality, backed by new patent

03/29/201303/28/2013 Stephen Vagus

Apple wins new patent for augmented reality system Apple has set its sights on augmented reality for the future. The acclaimed technology company has long been a leader in the realm of mobile technology, but was dethroned last year by its staunch competitor Samsung. Google has also become one of the strongest competitors to the company, partly because of its ambitious work in the field of augmented reality. In order to reclaim its position as a leader in mobile technology, Apple has been investing more heavily into augmented reality to…