Qualcomm has purchased a large batch of patents from HP that "further enhance the strength and diversity of Qualcomm's Incorporated's industry-leading mobile patent portfolio," the two companies said in a press release.
The portfolio includes roughly 2,400 granted patents and pending applications for patents related to HP's Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone technologies.
Most of those - 1,400 - are from the US, while 1,000 are from other countries.
They didn't spill the beans on how much Qualcomm paid, though.
Big plans, maybe
The announcement says most of these patents cover technologies like "fundamental mobile operating system techniques," whatever that means.
There are no clues as to what Qualcomm plans to do with these patents, besides the press release's vague promise that they "will enable the company to offer even more value to current and future licensees."
Qualcomm has been riding high in recent years, as its Snapdragon brand processors are powering top smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC One, and many others.
We've asked Qualcomm to elaborate on its plans for this portfolio and will update this article if we hear back.
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Source : techradar[dot]com
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