Takeaway: RIM submitted a patent application that deals with thermographic augmented reality display in an electronic device. According to Gina Smith, this is one patent to watch.
Every Thursday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) publishes the patent applications it received about 18 months before. On July 19, 2012, Waterloo-based Research in Motion (RIM) showed up on the USPTO’s application database with something pretty interesting.
The abstract of the patent, titled “Thermographic Augmented Reality Display in an Electronic Device,” describes the application as an electronic device with which you’re able to configure a future smartphone’s camera to capture thermal images from persons, places, and things. You could theoretically then use that information to locate people, parks, find objects, and you name it.
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RIM patent: Smartphone camera to capture thermal images | TechRepublic
Every Thursday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) publishes the patent applications it received about 18 months before. On July 19, 2012, Waterloo-based Research in Motion (RIM) showed up on the USPTO’s application database with something pretty interesting.
The abstract of the patent, titled “Thermographic Augmented Reality Display in an Electronic Device,” describes the application as an electronic device with which you’re able to configure a future smartphone’s camera to capture thermal images from persons, places, and things. You could theoretically then use that information to locate people, parks, find objects, and you name it.
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RIM patent: Smartphone camera to capture thermal images | TechRepublic