Nintendo Sued Over 3DS Screen Technology
Tomita Technologies has sued Nintendo over the glasses-free 3D technology for the Nintendo 3DS. Tomita claims that Nintendo has infringed on their patent that they filed in 2003 titled, “Stereoscopic Image Picking Up and Display System Based Upon Optical Axes Cross-Point Information” While not the easiest thing to understand, Tomita claims that their technology allows devices to display 3D images without glasses. This, of course, is the basis of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld gaming device. Founded by a former Sony engineer in 2002, Tomita had their patent approved in 2008, years before Nintendo released their 3DS.
The lawsuit brought on by Tomita centers around Tomita’s U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 titled “Stereoscopic Image Picking Up and Display System Based Upon Optical Axes Cross-Point Information,” which relates to technology relating to displaying stereoscopic images on-screen for viewing with the naked eye, i.e., without utilizing glasses or other devices. The patent was filed in 2003 and awarded in 2008. According to Patent Arcade, the lawsuit does not detail exactly how Nintendo infringes on Tomita’s work.
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