Qualcomm bought the patents for webOS, iPAQ from HP

In 2013, HP has sold most of the patents purchased along with Palm, the company LG (like the one released a "smart" TVs for webOS). But a certain package of patents remained and he is now sold to another company, Qualcomm. To be precise, it sold about 1,400 US patents and 1,000 patents in other countries. This package deals with some technologies HP and Palm.

Some patents relate to key technologies webOS, others - iPAQ (were the PDA HP). By the way, I once upon a time was the HP iPAQ 2210 PDA was excellent. The price series iPAQ Pocket PC is still kept as b / y, and the new device (new physically, they were released quite a while).

So, many of the patents sold Qualcomm, relate this series handhelds from HP. The company Qualcomm makes chips, but not phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. It may well be that now the company has expanded its activities and started working in the field of software for mobile devices.

Purchased a package of patents help companies protect themselves from potential lawsuits, when (and if) it will begin to produce software for mobile devices, and can, and do mobile devices.

Via qualcomm

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/210220/