CipherTrace is using Cryptocurrency to Detect Malware and Ransomware
CipherTrace, founded in 2015, develops cryptocurrency anti-money laundering, cryptocurrency forensics, and blockchain threat intelligence solutions. CipherTrace has just had a new patent application publish, focusing on using…
IBM has a Solution to the Current Server Structure Bottlenecking Online Gaming
A new patent application publication from IBM sheds some light on a potential solution to the latency issues faced by modern online gaming. Traditional approaches rely on predictive physics models, performing some of the physics-based…
Ford is Rewarding Safe Driving with Cryptocurrency
Ford Motor Company's latest patent application publication relates to a system that rewards drivers by detecting and analyzing driving behavior. The system is able to function across a variety of vehicles, from standard cars and SUVs to…
BofA Introducing Real-Time Security Vulnerability Indicators for Users
Bank of America (BofA) has received a new patent for an information security vulnerability assessment system. The two-component system is able to detect security vulnerabilities for users, generate a coherent vulnerability level for the…
8 Bit Development is Bringing the Game to You
With stay-at-home orders in place, many of us are turning to one particular medium for entertainment: video games and virtual entertainment. Since quarantine policies went into effect, video game usage has risen by 75%, in addition to a…
Managing an Entire Student Academic Life Cycle with a Blockchain Network
Oracle's most recent patent application publication relates to generating and maintaining a student academic ledger using a blockchain network. By constructing a student ledger, the system is able to include any and all academic updates a…
My Bag Corp. Receives First Patent Application Publication
My Bag Corp. has received its first patent application publication in the Mobile Data Communications Sector, classified under the "WI-FI" sub-category. The patent application describes a customizable bag that includes a Graphical…
GM is Embedding Blockchain Data in Digital Images
General Motors (GM) has received its first patent in the Cryptocurrency Sector. The patent describes a process for embedding blockchain information into digital images. The process begins with an event detected by a vehicle, using vehicle…
Leashes Aren’t Just for Dogs Anymore
Eyeverify, a biometric cybersecurity company, has received its 5th patent in the AI Cybersecurity sector. Their latest patent describes a bio leash for user authentication for mobile devices. Typical techniques for authenticating users on…
Vending Machines: Now Accepting Cryptocurrency
An independent inventor has just received a patent for a digital-currency-enabled vending machine. The vending machine allows users to make purchases directly from their mobile devices. Each vending machine makes use of a control…
Using Imaging Profiling for Color Grading and Correction
Hancom Inc., an office suite software developer, just received a patent for a color grading and correction method that takes advantage of multiple primary colors. Conventional image processing methods require the use of complex…
VISA is Providing Aliases for Cryptocurrency Transactions
VISA's latest published patent describes a dynamic cryptocurrency aliasing system. A temporary alias is assigned to a cryptocurrency address, where the temporary alias functions with mobile applications for cryptocurrency transactions.…
Apple Looking to Improve Their Displays Using Enhanced Subpixel Geometry
Apple's latest patent application publication describes a display system with super-resolution and extended-range rendering functionalities. Apple's display system offers improvements to gamut, dynamic range, and similar performance…
Cisco is Using Behavioral Data to Detect Malware
A recent patent publication by Cisco relates to detecting malware via client-server communication patterns. Based on patterns within the characteristics associated with client-server communications, the system partitions data into a set of…
Cryptocurrency Mining Using the Human Body
A new published patent application from Microsoft relates to a cryptocurrency mining system that uses body activity data. Microsoft's system provides users with tasks in the form of "mining challenges" with cryptocurrency rewards. The…
NTT + Toyota = $1.8 Billion Investment for Smart City Development
NTT and Toyota have just entered into a deal relating to the development of smart city technologies, as well as investment opportunities for each company. This deal represents a long-term commitment to commercialize…
Limelight Announces Field Testing for EdgeFunctions
Limelight Networks (Limelight) has just announced that EdgeFunctions, Limelight's global edge platform, has entered the field trial stage. The announcement includes the platform's new capabilities relating to distributed…
Cryptocurrency Mining with Natural Gas
Crusoe Energy Systems has a new patent application publication relating to systems and methods for generating and consuming power from natural gas. Currently, stranded natural gas represents a very low-cost power generation…
Intel to Use Blockchain Technology for Copyright Protection
Intel has received a patent relating to the use of blockchain-based shadow images to facilitate copyright protection of digital content. This is performed on a client platform using a digital rights management (DRM) engine, enabling…
Amazon Want’s Something More From Its Users: Their Faces
A recent patent application publication from Amazon sheds some light on how the tech giant can use biometric data to authenticate users. The system would make use of the camera on a user's computer to capture image data. From this image…
Is your phone slowing you down?
Qualcomm has received a new patent for a small cell edge computing platform. Small cells are radio access nodes that operate beneath the level of the macrocell infrastructure in a wireless network and integrate wireless wide area network…
Brighterion is Upping Their Cybersecurity Practices
Brighterion had two patent applications published last week relevant to the AI Cybersecurity sector. The first relates to alerting all financial channels about risk in real-time. By organizing artificial intelligence (AI) machines into…
Fed Up With Honey and Pollination, Bees Switch to Cryptocurrency
Bee feeders today function primarily to dispense water, bee feeding supplements, or treatments to world or domestic bees. An inventor by the name of Paul Stamets, a mycologist and entrepreneur, wants to add a new function to this list:…
Promanthan Brains is Helping Consumers Optimize Their Energy Costs
A number of issues plague the energy industry, from consumers suffering from excessive electricity bills to utility companies dealing with overloaded grids. While renewables offer a solution to some of these, most renewables cannot be…
IBM is Trying to Solve a Major Issue with Online Gaming
There are over 55.2 million online gamers in the United States, with this number expected to grow another 3% by the end of 2020. Moreover, worldwide online gaming traffic accounts for over 915 petabytes of data per month, with this number…
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