Apple hit by patent suit over Passbook

Apple hit by nexus 4 bumper case patent suit over Passbook Apple is within the middle of some other lawsuit, this blog over charges what has Passbook app violates several patents of software developer Ameranth.

In the court document, Ameranth, which sells software and services on the hospitality and gaming industry, claims that Passbook violates four of the U.S. patents -- No. 6,384,850, No. 6,871,325, No. 6,982,733, and zero. 8,146,077.

All four patents focus on nexus 4 case bumper "Information management and synchronous communications system." As a, they cover option to synchronize data among wired, wireless, and Web-based systems for electronic menus and reservations for such businesses as restaurants.

Introduced iniOS 6, Apple's Passbook app lets users synchronize and save electronic copies of tickets, boarding passes, loyalty cards, and coupons.

In its suit, Ameranth cites Passbook's power to download and store "airline boarding passes, hotel case for nexus 4 reservations, movie tickets, and event tickets" and claims that Apple comprehends the patents allegedly being violated.

"One for the Ameranth patents-in-suit, U.S. Patent No. 6,384,850 -- 1st patent issued with this Ameranth patent family -- was cited as being a prior art reference into two Iphone 4g patents issued to named inventors Bas Ording and Steven P. Jobs," the agency produced in its court filing. "Also, three in the patents in our Ameranth patent family are asserted in a lot of patent enforcement actions against Apple partners."

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Ameranth says it's in need of triple as much damages that barefoot running has sustainted because of a Apple's infringement.

Ameranth are very few stranger towards the patent courts.

In July, the business filed patent lawsuits against several hotels, travel sites, and ticketing companies, including Hilton, Marriott, Best Western, Travelocity, Kayak, Hotwire, Expedia, Orbitz, Ticketmaster, Stubhub, and Fandango.

Ameranth's web page displays a few of its patents and news briefs of latest patent agreements to other companies.

CNET contacted both Apple and Ameranth for comment and will definitely update situation as we have any information.

(Via AppleInsider)