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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Chicago, IL (PRWeb) March 29, 2007 -- Cisco Systems leads the telecommunications industry as the number one source of global innovation, according to a qualitative and quantitative analysis of 2006/2007 patent portfolios released in the annual Patent Scorecard™. The Patent Scorecard reviews all patent activity in the telecommunications sector and is published by The Patent Board, the leading independent provider of tools and metrics for patent analysis and intellectual property investing. The Patent Scorecard uses The Patent Board's industry-standard data and proprietary analytical tools to assess patent value, and ranks companies worldwide in 17 industry sectors.

Cisco retained its leading position in telecom despite the emergence of the powerful, newly merged entity Alcatel-Lucent. The French telecom, created when Alcatel acquired its American counterpart for $11.6 Billion late in 2006, raised its standings three spots from the 2006 Scorecard where Lucent ranked a solid 6th. Alcatel-Lucent topped the list for number of patents filed, with 896; Cisco was a distant fifth with 730 patents.

But Patent Scorecard rankings are not solely based on the number of patents filed by a company; the quality, scientific strength and impact of its patents on the industry are also calculated into its overall Technology Strength™ rating. Cisco's Industry Impact ™ score, which rates the impact of its patent portfolio on the industry by measuring how frequently its patents are cited by others, is higher than any other company in the top ten. Research in Motion (RIM), ranked 11th overall, has the highest Industry Impact of the top 50 companies, indicating that its technology is the most influential and most frequently built upon in the telecom industry. RIM's patents for wireless devices and related technology are cited 2.6 more times than the average.

"Cisco's advantage was additionally secured through their 2006 acquisition of Scientific Atlanta," said Eric Gillespie, chief operating officer of The Patent Board. "Scientific Atlanta is a leader in cable set-top box technology and has a solid patent portfolio that helped steady Cisco's position atop the Patent Scorecard for this year."

Third-ranked Motorola is notable for both the number of patents received (811, second overall) and its top rank in Science Strength™, which measures the degree to which a company's total patent portfolio is linked to and built upon core science.

"Motorola's Science Strength rating increased by over 200% in the past 12 months, which really validates the credibility of its ongoing R & D," said Gillespie.

Top 10 Innovators in Telecommunications: from the 2007 Patent Scorecard
#/Company Technology
                         Strength™ Ind. Impact™Science Strength™Patent Count
1/Cisco    1,872    1.63    686    730
2/AT&T    1,478    1.19    785    791
3/Motorola    1,347    1.06    1,523    811
4/Nokia    1,330    1.08    460    785
5/Alcatel-Lucent    1,271    .90    1,418    896
6/Qualcomm Inc.    765    1.21    239    403
7/Ericsson    752    1.15    517    415
8/Nortel Networks Corp.    715    1.38    310    330
9/Fujitsu Ltd.    507    .87    356    374
10/Samsung Group    504    .87    31    368

About the Patent Scorecard
Standings in the 2007 Telecommunications Patent Scorecard are based on a comparison of data for the prior 12 months. The Telecommunications Patent Scorecard is primarily ranked by Technology StrengthTM, which provides an aggregate assessment of patents and innovation using a blend of quality and quantity metrics. Only industry-specific patents within a company's portfolio are considered in the calculations. Each company's portfolio is measured on its technical strength, quantity, science and research strength, and the speed at which patents become assets.

Patent Scorecards are published for 17 different industry sectors, and are available at www.PatentBoard.com. In addition, highlights from each industry-specific Patent Scorecard appear every Tuesday in the Money & Investing section of the Wall Street Journal, and online in WSJ.com's Markets Data Center, providing readers with deeper insight into patent portfolios as measurable financial assets and drivers of market value.

About The Patent Board
Founded in 1968 as a patent analytics and research institution, The Patent Board is the leading independent provider of best practices research, tools and metrics for patent analysis and intellectual property investment. The Patent Board tracks and analyzes innovation, movement, and the business value of patent assets across every industry on a global basis. Headquartered in Chicago, The Patent Board has offices in Philadelphia and Bangalore, India. For additional information or to purchase an industry-specific Patent Scorecard, go to www.PatentBoard.com.

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