Fear Sells, and Amazon Wants to Sell It.

(Originally published Dec 20, 2018) Amazon applied for a patent that decides whether the face in your peephole belongs to a “suspicious” person. “Generating Composite Facial Images Using Audio/Video Recording and Communication Devices”
uses facial-recognition technology to compose an image of the face of the person at your door. The image would be sent by smartphone …

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A Patent is as Strong as Its Claims

Not all patents are created equal. If you browsed through the eight-million-plus patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since 1836, you would find a surprising number of inventions that would not stand against infringement.  Some patents are considered stronger than others. The difference lies not just in the usefulness of …

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