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If Your Computer Detects You Laughing At This Patent Drawing, You May Have Infringed On The Patent
from the laugh,-it's-funny dept
ChurchHatesTucker alerts us to the news that Sony has applied for a patent on an emotion detection device that could, for example, recognize when someone viewing a television or playing a video game is laughing. I don't have much of an opinion one way or another on the actual patent application, but (like others on the original article about this) did find the patent drawing to be rather amusing:
Of course, if you laugh at that, and your computer detects it, you may be infringing. So... be careful.
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The user manual clearly describes how the camera system works and by using the PS4 you OBVIOUSLY agree to the terms of use.
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No Worries
Did Sony really submit that cartoon with the application?
How does the equipment know you're laughing at something on the TV as opposed to something someone else in the room said or did?
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You're all missing the point
Why is that thoughtless cattle on the couch laughing at an idiotic picture of a guy operating a machine that paddles himself on the television? And more importantly, what does that say about how corporate executives view the perceived intellectual chasm between themselves and their customers, and the general public.
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Where can I get one of those paddle machines, that's what I want to know.
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'Man paddles self with machine' is highly likely to be the very height of their humour, it's probably considered a seminal moment in hilarity in most board rooms worldwide
So they aren't necessarily intending to paint you all as humourless idiots, they are probably just blissfully aware of their own status. There is indeed a chasm but it's not necessarily in their minds (actually that's exactly where it is but you get the idea)
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Ha ha
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Weirdo in the chair
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Obviously....
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Reminded of Idiocracy
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How is laughing at the picture a possible infringment?
Its not patent on laughing its a patent on detecting laughing. So you would only be infringing if you build one just like it. If you build one with some other kinds of sensors and/or different processing of the inputs and that would be unique and patentable too.
That is some of the most amusing patent art I have ever seen.
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That's just another..
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heh
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I wonder
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Its all about the game...
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As for the emotion software being an invasion of privacy, you still have to buy the camera first, then plug it in, and use it with something that's programed to use it.
When I first saw the picture, I thought it was a new addon for the PS3. "Tired of getting your but kicked online? Now do it yourself offline."
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Will MS have a 50% failure rate?
Will Sony incorporate spy cameras and microphones ?
Will either one of them incorporate antitamper devices ?
What is the best way to disable such intrusive equipment ?
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behavior, not emotion
I have no idea what this mistake does to the validity of the patent application.
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Finally
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stupid branding
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That image looks like Mr. Garrisson's energy-saving "IT" transportation vehicle from Southpark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity_(South_Park)
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First to Say It?
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