Apple Wins Patent For Head-Mounted Display Tech 116
redletterdave writes "It appears that Google is no longer alone in exploring the realm of wearable tech solutions. Apple was granted a patent on Thursday in relation to 'peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays.' While Google Glass places a piece of smartglass right above the user's eye, Apple's solution uses two peripheral lights to show two different images to each eye 'to create an enhanced viewing experience for the user.' Apple's patent also attempts to address the biggest problems with head-mounted displays (HMDs), particularly tunnel vision and motion sickness."
Another Best Thing Every. Amazing. (Score:5, Insightful)
Its a good thing the Military has been using this technology since the 70's [wikipedia.org] or Apple would be trying to ban the importation of any device using anything that even resembled their solution based on nothing more than the same of the corners.
It looks to me like they stole technology from the F35 helmet system.
Re:apple is full of patent win (Score:0, Insightful)
fuck apple
Why, because Apple found and patented a better solution long before Google could?
Apple gets far more out of their R&D budget than Google.
Get over it.
Re:Another Best Thing Every. Amazing. (Score:5, Insightful)
Apple is using TWO displays
Huh?! TWO displays??
Shining two beams of lights does not make "TWO displays"
And?
Since when has logic, common sense and reasoning been a mitigating factor in the granting of patents?
The patent system is just another abusive business tool used to stifle competition.
What kind of work the patent office does, anyway? (Score:5, Insightful)
The figures in the patent are total bullshit put in to make the patent look more impressive and complex than it really is.
If I publish a scientific paper, and in my paper I back it up with a lot of bullshit figures
Not long after the publication someone else will discover my bullshit figure and I will suffer all the negative consequences that I deserve
On the other hand, if I file for a patent, and back up my patent filing with a lot of bullshit figures
When my patent is granted, I got my patent and enjoy all the patent royalties that it generates.
As long as my patent does not infringe on others patent, legally speaking, nobody can do anything
That is what is wrong with the patent system
And that is why the patent office must either go through a total overhaul or shut down altogether
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