Meta told to pay $175m to walkie-talkie techies for infringing IP
A Texas jury this week ordered Meta Platforms to pay more than $174 million for infringing patents held by walkie-talkie techies at Voxer, who sell an iPhone app that lets you instantly send messages across the internet as you are speaking.[PDF] in Austin in 2020, back when the social media giant was still called Facebook.
At issue were two patents developed by the live"push-to-talk" multi-user streaming comms platform that it said had been infringed by Meta's Facebook Live and Instagram Live. The company said that Tom Katis, Voxer's co-founder and CEO, first began developing solutions for communication shortcomings he experienced during his overseas military service in 2006.
The idea was that, in a manner reminiscent of a walkie-talkie, the recipient could begin listening seconds after an audio or video message begins, while the sender continued to talk . The US case related to technologies that"enabled transmission of voice and video communications with the immediacy of live communication and the reliability and convenience of messaging," culminating in their applications for patents for technologies allowing"transmission and reception under poor and varying network conditions and regardless of a recipient's availability."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meta Said to Be Pushing Workers Out to Cut CostsMeta Platforms Inc. is cutting costs by at least 10% in the coming months and will rely more on employee attrition, according to the Wall Street Journal
Read more »
Meta and Google cut staff via quiet layoffsYou're not being fired, we're just unable to facilitate your sustained employment
Read more »
Alaskan Residents Receive Over $3000 In Oil Dividends | OilPrice.comAlaska paid out its largest ever oil dividend to residents on Tuesday, paying over $3000 to nearly all Alaskans
Read more »
Olivia Wilde addresses ‘weird rumours’ boyfriend Harry Styles spit on Chris PineJust incase you didn't believe it at first, Olivia Wilde has become the latest star to confirm that Harry Styles most definitely did not spit on Chris Pine.
Read more »
The Best Nintendo Switch travel case to protect your consoleCheck out the best Nintendo Switch travel cases to keep your beloved console safe whilst on the go
Read more »
Young children being targeted in sextortion cases in GloucestershireGloucestershire Police have issued a warning to parents after 17 sextortion cases across the county.
Read more »