Verkada, Google, Apple, AT&T All Sued for Crowd Detection Patent Infringement

Published Sep 19, 2022 14:53 PM

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  • ***.

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Problems **** ******* **********

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***** ******** **** * ******** **** compared ** *******'* *** ******* *** these ******* ******* ******** ******** ** one *** ** *******, ******* ******* clearly ** *** ******** **** ***, based ** *** *******, **** *** not ***** ******** ***** * ******** network.

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**** **&*'* ****:

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*** ********** ** ***** ************ ** for *** ***** ** ******.

Comments (5)
JH
John Honovich
Dec 01, 2022
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******:******* ** ****** ** ********** *** **** ****** ** ****** in *** ****, ******:

**** ****** ******** * ****** ******** for *** *****: ** ** ********* to *** **** * ****** ** a “******** ******”? *** **** *** for ********* *** ****** *** (“*** Social”) ** ******* **** *** **** against ********* ******* ***. (“*******”) ***** be ** *** ****** ** “***.” Since *** ****** ** ********** “**,” the ***** ****** ******* *** ******’* case **** *********.

JH
John Honovich
Dec 15, 2022
IPVM

*** *** *********, ****** *** ** still ****** ** ***** * ***** error, ****** ******** ******* *** ********** connected *******.

** ***’* ***** ***** ***** *****, Verkada’s ****** ******* * ***** ******* a ******* ** ********** ********* ******* and **** ************ *** *********** **** the ****** ********** **** *** ***** event ** **** ******* ********** *** email ** ***.

******* **** *** ***** ******** *******, though *** *** ***** **** ******* these ***** ******* *** ** **** point ******* ********* ** ******** *********** but ****'* ******* ** ** * stretch.

***'* ***** ******* **** *** **** on * ***** ***** ***** *******, saying:

*** ************ ******* *** ******** ***** is *** ******* ***** ****** *** “wireless *******.” ****** *** ******** ***** is ******* *** *** ********* ******* that *** ******* ***************** **** “**** and ***** ******* ** ** ***** one *****” ** *** ******** *******

** ** ******** **** ******* ***** this ****** ** *** ****** ***:

“*** ********* **** ** ********* ********* in ***** ** *** *********, *** all ***** ******* ** *** ********* must ** ***** ** ****.”

*******, ** ** ** ** *** Court **** ** ****** *** **** will "********" *** ***** **** *** whether *** **** ********* ** ** dismissed ** **** *****. *** ***** not ******* *** ******* ** *******'* technology *** ***** *** ********** ** at **** *****, ** **** **** the ********** ** ********* ******** ****** in ***** ** *** ********* *** now.

JH
John Honovich
Jan 05, 2023
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******* ***** ** **** *** **** to **********, **** ********* -

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JH
John Honovich
Feb 09, 2023
IPVM

******* *** ******* *** ***** ********* "************ ****** *** *** *********." This ** ********** **** *** ********** from *** *********.

JH
John Honovich
Feb 13, 2023
IPVM

**** ** *** **-**** ***** ***** dismissing *** ****. *** ***** ***** *** ********* and *** * ********* ********:

*******’* ****** ** ******* ** ********* GRANTED. ********* ** ***** ** **** leave ** **** ** ******* *********, provided ********* *** ***** ********** **** Plaintiff *******’* *********** ***** ******* **** of ***** ********* **.