Crunchfish receives AR patent for simplified sharing of information in the user’s absolute vicinity
First North-listed Crunchfish has received another approved patent by the Patent and Registration Office (PRV) in Sweden. The patent refers to detection of other active app users who are nearby and easily share information with them. It is the company’s fourth patent in Connected AR (Augmented Reality). The patent is valid for 20 years. The […]
First North-listed Crunchfish has received another approved patent by the Patent and Registration Office (PRV) in Sweden. The patent refers to detection of other active app users who are nearby and easily share information with them. It is the company’s fourth patent in Connected AR (Augmented Reality). The patent is valid for 20 years.
The technology of Crunchfish’s new patent is contained in the company’s software aBubbl®, which offers users a communicative form of augmented reality. aBubbl® is based on beacon technology originally developed for stationary Bluetooth transmitters. aBubbl®, unlike traditional Beacon technology, enables a dynamic system for mobile Bluetooth transmitters built into common mobile phones. When several active users of the same app are close to each other, they can automatically detect each other and with minimal interaction share information between themselves. The product aBubbl® can be integrated into any iOS or Android app on the market and also supports communication between operating systems. The patent protects multiple uses using Bluetooth technology:
- Sharing photos to everyone present
- Sharing presentations to meeting participants
- Sharing payment at a restaurant or in a taxi
- Exchange of contact information
- Transfer of phone number for cash payments
“Crunchfish further strengthens the patent protection around a solution we are alone in offering a global market. Our patent protection regarding the Connected AR technology in the product aBubbl® is strong. Today we have 13 patented inventions, four of which are already approved” says Joachim Samuelsson, Chairman of Crunchfish.
aBubbl® is a unique product as it creates a “network bubble” around the mobile user, within which it is possible to discover and easily communicate and share information with others within the bubble’s range.
Crunchfish patent portfolio
Crunchfish has, nationally and internationally, 51 active patents and patent applications in two technology areas – gesture control and Augmented Reality. There are 10 unique inventions in gesture control, all of which have been granted patents and 13 unique inventions in augmented reality, of which 4 have been approved patents. The company owns all its patents and patent applications without limitation. Crunchfish’s strategy is to protect the company’s technology in all geographic markets deemed to be of importance. Crunchfish intends to extend its patent portfolio continuously to selected markets and through new inventions in both gesture control and Augmented Reality.
For further information, please contact:
Chairman of the Board, Joachim Samuelsson +46 708 464 788,
joachim.samuelsson@crunchfish.com
CEO, Joakim Nydemark +46 706 351 609,
joakim.nydemark@crunchfish.com
