A situation in which GoPro's stock price plummets due to patents acquired by Apple

Technique to adjust the focus after taking a pictureYaRemovable lensApple, who has acquired various patents on cameras, has acquired a patent for a system to take a picture by remote operation. The fact that Apple gained patents was a GoPro that develops and sells action cams, and the stock price of the company has plummeted.

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GoPro Plunges After Apple Gains Remote Camera Patent - Bloomberg
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Apple was granted patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office by a system that remotely manipulates the camera to shoot pictures and movies, as long as you see the image of the patent registry, as long as you see the image of the patent registry, the technique of remotely controlling the camera with a clock device It seems.Bloomberg"What Apple acquired was planned to be released in 2015Apple WatchIs it a patent of a technology used to remotely control iPhone's camera at? "


Apple has obtained 33 patents in combination with remote control technology, and from that contentCNNYaFortune"We anticipate that Apple may release cameras that can be fitted on helmets and bicycles and that the cameras may be remotely controlled with smart watches."

GoPro, known for action cams, was influenced by Apple 's patent acquisition. GoPro rapidly dropped the stock price after acquiring Apple's patent and the closing price on January 13, 2015 fell to 49.87 dollars (about 5862 yen) which was minus 12.170% yesterday.Dougherty & amp; CompanyCharlie Anderson, an analyst at Charlie Anderson, said: "GoPro's stock price plummeted is due to the fact that Apple, the world's largest company, will issue devices similar to GoPro's products in the patents acquired this time, It is in the fact that the house is concerned, "analyzed the reason why the stock price of GoPro plummeted.


The action cam market was a strong Status of GoPro,PolaroidYaSonyHas announced entry and selling new products, and if Apple also releases action cams following this, there is a good possibility that the position of GoPro who won the single win is threatened.