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Weekly Patent Insights: Oculus has new patents on AR/VR; Cerner gets new patent on predictive models for glucose trends

Bar charts showing number of patents granted by top assignees and industries from October 31 to November 6; Samsung leads, with AI innovators like IBM and advancements in artificial intelligence driving the consumer electronics category.

November 13, 2018

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Bar chart showing Samsung as the top patent assignee, with weekly trends for LG, Toyota, IBM, and Toyota Jidosha K.K. in artificial intelligence from October 31 to November 6, presented by Parola Analytics.

Bar chart and donut chart show weekly patent counts by top assignee countries; US leads, with IBM prominent in AI patents. Japan tops non-US with 792 granted patents.

  • The past week (October 31-November) in patents showed that Samsung has taken the lead over IBM in terms of the number of patents granted.
  • Top industries remain in Consumer Electronics and Computer Manufacturing.
  • Japan leads in terms of non-US assignee country, followed by Korea and Germany.

Parola Top Patents

We looked at the granted patents from October 31 to November 6 and here are our top patents:

Block diagram showing interconnected system components, including processors, memory, interfaces, and buses, representing an AI-powered computing device architecture.

10123199 | Trip anomaly detection system | Uber
A new security system by Uber will detect anomalies in the trip direction and alert both driver and passenger.

Top-down technical diagram of a car showing multiple sensor zones (112) overlapping around the vehicle, enhanced by artificial intelligence, with a detail view (140–144) of a sensor coverage pattern at the bottom right.

10118593 | Police vehicle monitor | Ford
A new system for police vehicles that will increase security and accessibility by using wearables to track officer location.

Diagram showing a person walking through four monitored areas (A–D) in a room, with cameras and sensors powered by AI tracking their movement along a dotted path.

10121297 | Vision-based fare collection | Cubic Corporation
This vision-based system will detect your face and determine if you’ve paid your fare — providing an easier and ticketless commute.

Diagram showing a Content Rating System powered by artificial intelligence linked to a Social Networking System, with modules for rating, ranking, quality check, representativeness, and relevance, connected by arrows labeled 710 and 720.

10120945 | Content relevance in a social networking system using quality controlled human raters | Facebook, Inc.
With this content-relevance check, fake or sensationalized content can now be detected in social media platforms.

Diagram of a device featuring an electronic display, optics block, exit pupil, eye, light source, and light field camera within a rigid body—demonstrating how AI enhances image processing in advanced optical systems.

10120442 | Eye tracking using a light field camera on a head-mounted display | Oculus VR
A better control system for VR head-mounted displays can be achieved by detecting the eye location and direction using plenoptic cameras.

Diagram showing a waveguide display system with a compensation assembly, focusing assembly, controller, and labeled optical components—enhanced by artificial intelligence—directing light to an eye.

10120193 | Geometric phase lens alignment in an augmented reality head mounted display | Oculus VR
Oculus VR’s new patent is geared towards the continuous improvement of HMDs. The patent discloses a solution to vergence-accommodation conflict of AR HMD systems via geometric phase lens.

A person in a store uses augmented reality glasses powered by AI to view clothing information and add items to a virtual shopping cart, with digital overlays displaying prices and details.

10121190 | System and method of sharing an augmented environment with a companion | Capital One Services, LLC
It can now be possible to share an experience with a friend or loved-one far-away with this AR/VR system.

A flowchart showing how artificial intelligence uses historical, episode, and concurrent data to predict extreme blood glucose levels and guide patient treatment adjustments.

10120979 | Predicting glucose trends for population management | Cerner
Cerner’s patent discloses a predictive model based on multiple patients and multiple venues to identify persons at risk for abnormal glucose levels.

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