“Apple on Monday was sued by Calibrait for allegedly violating a patent for an ‘electronic alignment system,'” Electronista reports.
“All iOS devices supposedly imitate a technique that calibrates accelerometers by positioning a device and then flipping it in the opposite direction to recalibrate and average out the results,” Electronista reports. “Both the devices themselves, as well as third-party apps like Bubble Level (free, App Store), were claimed to be infringing on the patent.”
Electronista reports, “Little is known about Calibrait, which doesn’t have an established Internet presence. It doesn’t fit the typical definition of a patent troll as it’s suing from its home territory, rather than picking a city more likely to return a favorable verdict. Its name also suggests that it designed the product itself and might have actual uses instead of being a non-practicing entity relying on patent royalties alone.
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