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Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by 0cf8612b2e1e »

BallsInIt wrote: post #3
brandonb wrote: post #2

Apple was in a patent dispute over this feature with Massimo. Their workaround is to calculate blood oxygen on the iPhone, using the sensors from Apple Watch. The Apple Watch hardware is otherwise the same. The back of the watch shines light of a specific wavelength into your skin and measures the reflected light. Heart rate sensing uses green (525 nm) and infrared (850–940 nm) light; blood oxygen sensing added a red…

Software patents are a scourge.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

#12

Post by spogbiper »

0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #11
BallsInIt wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Software patents are a scourge.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

25 employees including the CTO, and then bought a building nearby to Masimo's office for them to work in. At least according to the CEO of Masimo in public statements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1o8EoW-Eg

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by spogbiper »

unglaublich wrote: post #6
brandonb wrote: post #2

Apple was in a patent dispute over this feature with Massimo. Their workaround is to calculate blood oxygen on the iPhone, using the sensors from Apple Watch. The Apple Watch hardware is otherwise the same. The back of the watch shines light of a specific wavelength into your skin and measures the reflected light. Heart rate sensing uses green (525 nm) and infrared (850–940 nm) light; blood oxygen sensing added a red…

Crazy that this is a 'patent'. We did this experiment in high school 30 years ago.

almost as crazy as a patent for a rectangle with rounded corners

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by thebruce87m »

spogbiper wrote: post #12
0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

25 employees including the CTO, and then bought a building nearby to Masimo's office for them to work in. At least according to the CEO of Masimo in public statements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1o8EoW-Eg

Sounds good for the employees, so go Apple?

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by spogbiper »

thebruce87m wrote: post #14
spogbiper wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

25 employees including the CTO, and then bought a building nearby to Masimo's office for them to work in. At least according to the CEO of Masimo in public statements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR1o8EoW-Eg

Sounds good for the employees, so go Apple?

Yes, very good for the employees. Apple even offered them 2x their salaries to leave Masimo.

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by OkayPhysicist »

0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #11
BallsInIt wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Software patents are a scourge.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

It's really easy to avoid your employees being "poached": treat them well, and pay them better.

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by gibolt »

OkayPhysicist wrote: post #17
0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

It's really easy to avoid your employees being "poached": treat them well, and pay them better.

I generally agree, but the company likely doesn't have those funds. Considering the largest player (Apple) stands to make way more from it than you and just works around your patent.

Not arguing Apple shouldn't poach, just that your suggestion doesn't work.

Re: Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

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Post by boringg »

OkayPhysicist wrote: post #17
0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be a bit more sympathetic if this was not about a trillion dollar company who poached some employees rather than engage in a licensing deal.

It's really easy to avoid your employees being "poached": treat them well, and pay them better.

Wow you must work for a company with incredibly deep pockets. No way can massimo compete on salary with apple. Only people in the game who can do that are google facebook apple chatgpt etc.
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