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Google filed patent for generating a 3D audio CAPTCHA
Google filed patent for generating a 3D audio CAPTCHA (“completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart”). It is difficult to break…
eBay has patented kiosk for receiving and delivering packages
eBay has been working to establish an offline platform to support its online ecommerce platform. Continuing in that direction, this week eBay filed a patent…
Google is reinventing the keyboard
Google is reinventing the keyboard. Google’s patent discloses a new keyboard format that is specially suited for two-thumb typing which is becoming a popular text-entry…
Google filed a patent for a sealed solid state battery to be deployed in their smart contact lens
Google filed a patent for a sealed solid state battery to be deployed in their smart contact lens. The electrodes and electrolyte are solid state…
Disney's 3D Printing Technology
Disney patents system to get a high quality, 3D printed copies of a scanned object. User scan an object with a 3D scanner, which generates…
Facebook patented imposter account detection system
Facebook improves its imposter account detection system. To create connections with users, a requesting user communicates a connection request to a target user. As disclosed…
This Day in Patent History - On February 20, 1872, Luther Crowell patented a machine that manufactured the square-bottom paper grocery bags
On February 20, 1872, Luther Crowell patented a machine that manufactured the square-bottom paper grocery bags. The square-bottom paper grocery bag has been around well…
This Day in Patent History - On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph
On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph. The photo shows Thomas Edison with his patented phonograph.The device could mechanically record…