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Google's Home Automation Network Road Map Includes Delivering a 'Smart Crib'

Google Autonomous Vehicle Patent: Glue a Pedestrian to the Hood of the Car when struck ... Seriously

Google Invents a Highly Interactive Book & Storytelling Device

Google Invents Next-Gen Radar-Based In-Air Gesturing System

One of Google's Next Moon Shots is Advancing Medical Laser Systems

Google Files Patent for Second-Gen Autonomous Vehicle without a Steering Wheel, Brake Pedal & More

 

Google Invents an Android Feature that will turn off your Wearable Device when driving but not when you're a Passenger

A New Google Patent Filing Reveals Methods of Mapping Brain Functions & Analyzing Epileptogenic Zones

Google Invents Awesomely Ugly Finger Grip Smartphone Housing

Google Invents a Mobile Device Recharging Traveling Case

Google Reveals a Newly Invented Wearable Device

Google invents new Inductive Charger Device

Google Invents a Set Top Box with an Integrated Inductive Charging Station

Google Invents the Smart Door Opener for the Garage & Beyond

Google Invents a Simpler Way of Taking Photos with Google Glass

Last week the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Google that reveals they're work on a new and easier method for users of Google Glass to take photos and/or videos with that's as natural as could be.  

Google Invents a Smartphone that Could Transfer Data to a large Smart Wall or Display using a built-in Laser Beam

 Last week the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Google that revealed a future smart device such as a smartphone or tablet that could transfer data to a smart wall or a large flat display using a built-in laser beam.

A Google Patent Surfaces Covering an Iris Scanning System

Biometrics is a class of user verification with the focus of identification of humans using characteristics unique to a particular human. Google thinks that conventional biometric systems and techniques of today are relatively inconvenient to use. The inconvenience is exacerbated as the number of secure devices continues to grow. As such, new approaches for user verification are need and desired. This is Google's second patent on bringing Iris scanning technology to the forefront based on a unique contact lens system. However the original patent laying the foundation out for this invention was filed before Apple's Touch ID was publicly introduced. Apple's Touch ID is convenient and has been recently extended to their mobile wallet application called Apple Pay. In that light, it is the Google Contact Lenses biometric system that now appears to be the inconvenient biometric methodology in the big picture. Yet with that said, Google's invention has its strengths and our report points them out.

Google Invents a Version of Google Glass with a built-in Projector

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Google that reveals their possible intention of adding an integrated projector into a future version of Google Glass.

Google Continues to Seek New Glass Styles that Could Turn their Project into a Winner

Earlier this month we posted a report titled "Google Reveals a Future 'Glass' Component System, which for the most part covered that which was already in-play since the beginning of the year. But it's been quite evident over the last year that Google hasn't figured out how to tap into the massive world of optics to the point that would catapult their "Glass" product into being an original global phenomenon like the iPhone or iPad has been for Apple. Last week a new patent application published by the US Patent Office reveals Google's ongoing search for the right set of designs that might make Google Glass the killer device that they're dreaming of. Instead of the pirate look, Google is looking for styles that are more mainstream, especially for sunglasses.

Google Patent Filing Covers Beacon Technology for Android

This week the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Google that reveals an overview of a Beacon technology system for future indoor location services for Android. Google provides an example of a future Android user being able to use an indoor location service to find information about a painting as they approach it in the museum. The service will also one day extend to providing Android users with detailed indoor maps for malls, office buildings and beyond. This is likely the first of many patent applications to follow on this area of technology.