Microsoft Sued for Allegedly Infringing 3D Imaging Patents

Microsoft Corp.‘s HoloLens mixed-reality headset allegedly infringes four patents covering three-dimensional imaging technology, a complaint filed in Florida federal court says.

D3D Technologies Inc. owns the four patents, covering a 3D image processing technique that it says is particularly useful for viewing through augmented, virtual, or mixed-reality headsets like the HoloLens. It told the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in its Wednesday complaint that the technology has “wide applicability across numerous disciplines” including medicine, the military, and video games.

The complaint also says D3D is developing a product using the technology to detect brain aneurysms ...