$2,000 for Factor 2 Multimedia authentication patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 10,083,285, owned by Factor 2 Multimedia Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘285 patent generally relates to a direct authentication system and method, more particularly, to a new two-factor authentication method used by a business to authenticate its customers' identity utilizing trusted-authenticators. The patent has been asserted against ByteDance (TikTok).

The contest will expire on March 31, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 awarded for Biogy cybersecurity patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swami, who split a cash award of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 7,669,236, owned by Biogy, Inc., an NPE. The ‘236 patent specification generally relates to cybersecurity and preventing access to an entity by unauthorized entities. A generated passcode is received by another system, which authenticates the passcode by at least generating a passcode from a passcode generator, and comparing the generated passcode with the received passcode.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• US20030172272

• US7613919

• WO2003093923

• US20050273866

• US7725926

$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity Lightning Fitness sensor patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,818,285, owned by Lightning Fitness Systems, LLC, an NPE and Jeffrey M. Gross entity. The ‘285 patent relates to methods and apparatuses for facilitating learning and multitasking through movement. It encompasses devices that collect sensory input such as audio, visual, and tactile information related to a user's actions and provide feedback. The patent has been asserted against Precor Incorporated.

The contest will expire on March 19, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for inventor-owned, Jaffe '828, image patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,757,828, owned by inventor, Jonathan E. Jaffe. The present invention relates to an improved method and system for authenticating images captured by digital cameras. The main aspect of the invention is the creation of a digital signature that ensures the authenticity of images by linking them to specific parameters and/or environmental factors. The patent has been asserted against Adobe and TruePic.

The contest will expire on March 8, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for DynaIP entity Cloud Systems Holdco IP data management patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 7,975,051, owned by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an entity of Dynamic IP Deals. The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling, managing and routing data among multiple devices that are sources or consumers of streaming data and control devices present in a given environment in a hardware independent manner. The patent has been asserted against ADT, Samsung, Vivint, Monitronics, Google, and Ring.

The contest will expire on March 8, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.