arstechnica.com - 1/8/2009
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The EFF goes six for six with its Patent Busting Process as the USPTO agrees to reexamine yet another broad tech patent. Read More...
appft1.uspto.gov - 1/2/2009
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This invention is directed to a glove system
for operating an electronic device. The glove system may...
include an inner liner and an outer shell. The liner may be formed from any suitable material, including a material that is thin, electrically ...
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appft1.uspto.gov - 1/9/2009
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appft1.uspto.gov —
User saved-data storage means S19 stores user saved-data
which is generated as a result of a game...
play performed by a user. Digest saved-data storage means S48 stores a plurality of pieces of digest saved-data which are previously generated so as to ...
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appft1.uspto.gov - 1/14/2009
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appft1.uspto.gov —
A portable device may include a camera to
capture a picture or a video, object recognition logic...
to identify a target object within the picture or the video captured by the camera, and output a first string corresponding to the identified target ...
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