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Comments (37)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Why not just deny use of a IP camera patent to Arecont? Didn't Axis invent IP cameras?
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
And I was just having lunch with Axis earlier this month and asked them point blank, "What took you so long to come out with multi-imager cameras? Was it a patent thing?" They said no, but to their credit they gave it as humble reason, that they just hadn't been listening to customers.
But who knows. Will be interesting how it turns out.
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Undisclosed #3
I find it incredible one can say "let's put another identical sensor in the same housing!" and that is worthy of a patent on it's own. It seems to me the system today has little to do with the reason it was originally conceived.
It's like someone patenting a toaster, and someone else adding two more slots and calling it something new. What ingenuity...
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Undisclosed #4
I have no dog in this fight, but I suppose this does help explain why Axis is currently stating that new P3707-PE orders are 15+ weeks out for delivery right now.
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Undisclosed End User #5
As a large enterprise end user, I can say that we have initiated more service calls on Arecont A8185DN's than any other camera we have on our system.
I have had several Axis Q3709's and Q6000's installed since 2016 and have never had one issue with them. As a result, I plan to replace eight A8185DN's with Axis cameras in the next year.
I do hope the Arecont patent is invalidated to open up more competition for these style of cameras.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
This gem pre-dates 2000, and features a gimbal fastened to a slot with a screw, just like good 'ol Arecont. May not be identical, but the premise is the same, and frankly, it's equally as ugly. As such, any good firm should have no issue defending the Axis P3707, Hanwha PNM-9080VQ, Avigilon H4-MH, or the like.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #7
Sounds like the last desperate roll of the dice by Arecont to me...
C/O
'Hey, why don't we develop some great new camera tech to stay in business?'
F/O
'Whats the point? When we can milk our competitors for a couple of bucks and retire on the proceeds?'
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Undisclosed #8
This makes me think about the first:
- PTZ integrated camera.
- PTZ dome.
- Fixed integrated camera (dome, bullet).
There must be a patent for that... Do you know who holds them?
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Paul Haake
I will no longer sell Arecont cameras, and I'm not sure why anyone would. That said, when you can't sell.... SUE!
Good luck to Arecont, I don't really believe they will be around much longer. Good luck to those still selling their products.
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Sam Eskew
I am ambivalent as to who loses here. However, there seems to be no reason to apply for a patent if one does not plan to defend it. Based on the statistics offered in the article on patent invalidation, it looks like the patent office is pretty loose with issuing them. My name is on 2 patents from another life in another field. Money wasted as no one bothered to infringe! LOL.
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Undisclosed Integrator #9
I seem to remember multiple ccd cameras in a rather large dome assembly back in the 90's, I think it may have been built by Wren or Videolarm.
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Richard Hobson
That would be the old Photoscan (now owned by Siemens) scanner head. They were commonly used in a UK drugstore chain called 'Boots'
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Brian Karas
UPDATE -
Based on information from a recent filing, this is not proceeding in Arecont's favor. Initial reviews have determined Arecont's patent claims are "more likely than not" unpatentable after additional preliminary review:
There are now a series of due dates for discussions to be held between Arecont, Axis, and the Patent office, all set to be completed by August 21, 2018.
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