Apple罕见收购家庭监控专利组合
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据USPTO转让资料得知,Apple在2018年12月执行一件与家庭监控系统相关的专利转让申请
,从Lighthouse AI公司手中取得8项专利。
由于,Lighthouse AI在竞争激烈的家用相机市场未能获得认同,宣布于去年(2018)年底
关闭。该公司曾于2018年2月推出了其首款产品,即具有一些人工智能(AI)功能的安全
摄像头。
该相机专利组合,包括一些面部识别技术,可以随着时间的推移识别家中熟悉的面孔。然
而,由于299美元的高售价和每月订阅费一些人工智能功能的费用,使得该产品处于昂贵
而失去市场认同的悲剧。
以下是Apple收购的八项专利。
●9,396,400: Computer-vision based security system using a depth camera
●9,965,612: Method and system for visual authentication
●10,009,554: Method and system for using light emission by a depth-sensing
camera to capture video images under low-light conditions
●20170032192: Computer-Vision Based Security System Using a Depth Camera
●20180367962: Two-Way Communication Interface for Vision-Based Monitoring
System
●20180246964: Speech Interface for Vision-Based Monitoring System
●20180374325: Method and System for Incident Sharing in a Monitoring System
●8. 20170039455: Computer-vision based security system using a depth camera
推测,Apple购买Lighthouse AI公司手中取得8项专利,可能用于智慧家庭的产品布局。
Apple希望能借由收购专利组合来提高对亚马逊或谷歌的市场竞争力。