Streaming War or Alliance?
Hulu joined the edge computing space in early 2021 with an application published detailing a process for predicting storage of video files in caches. This functionality would obviously be very beneficial for all streaming platforms as it…
Will the Apple Watch 8 Include Blood Pressure Monitoring? The Patent Data Say Yes
Patent Forecast recently highlighted Fitbit for a patent granted in early December 2021. The patent related to an intelligent inflatable cuff used for arm-based blood pressure measurements. We predicted that Fitbit would soon integrate…
InPlay Technologies Could Have a Trick or Two Up Its Sleeve
In late September 2021, Patent Forecast discovered a new patent application filed from an unknown assignee. The application related to technology that was able to predict and mitigate the risk of injury by utilizing AI and machine learning…
Investment In Fantasy Is Increasing, But Not the Number of Patents
With the return of sports following the COVID-19 pandemic, fantasy sports quickly resumed taking over hours of free time (and some work time) for millions of people worldwide. Nothing can get a group of people together or divide them like…
Apple Alarm Update
November 2021, Patent Forecast® mentioned the Apple patent application that was published in regards to an alarm that can adjust itself for more sleep. To no surprise, in December of 2021, Apple had another patent application publish for a…
AT&T Follows Verizon Into Blockchain
AT&T is still lagging behind major competitor, Verizon, in edge computing with 40 patent documents in the last ten years to Verizon’s 63. However, AT&T is keeping up with Verizon in the blockchain category with their first patent…
Insilico Makes History With Entirely AI Based Drug Discovery
One of the largest trends in biotechnology is the use of Artificial Intelligence in drug discovery. AI is able to analyze vast quantities of data, identify complex patterns, and generate predictions. Therefore, it is extremely useful for…
Disney Wants to Revolutionize Your Living Room
Disney, and its subsidiary ESPN, are looking to change the way you consume media. If you’ve ever watched a sporting event, you are likely to know the pain of missing a key play because the broadcast overlays information about players, past…
Why Some Investors Aren’t Lighting Up Cannabis
Investors share vastly different opinions on cannabis but it all stems from one fundamental fact - cannabis is still illegal under federal law. The implications are quite serious and do raise more than reasonable concerns, the first being…
Panasonic – Back at it Again with the Sleep Patents
Panasonic Corporation is a major Japanese company known for its consumer electronics of which it was the world’s largest maker in the late 20th century. The company had a patent publish in early December 2021 for a control method and…
Patent Forecast Saw it First – Atolla Acquired
In January of 2020 Patent Forecast highlighted Atolla. The company uses machine learning to provide customers with custom skincare products. At the time, Patent Forecast recognized that the skincare category of the AI Biotech Patent…
ShotTracker Eyes Football but It Should be Eying Patents
As discussed in a previous insight, the smart basketball market is pretty crowded at the moment, with three companies, ShotTracker, Wilson, and Sstatzz Oy, taking up a significant amount of the market. Of the three companies, ShotTracker…
Can your Apple Watch Monitor Blood Pressure? No, but your Fitbit Might
Early December 2021, Fitbit had a patent publish regarding an intelligent inflatable cuff for arm-based blood pressure measurement. This device can estimate a users’ blood pressure using intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement…
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