Location Based Technologies (LBT) has sued Apple for an alleged patent infringement tied to the low-power mode and facedown detection features in iPhones and iPads.
The lawsuit filed against Apple claims that their mobile products that include a low-power mode feature that reduces or stops certain background activities like GPS functionality in order to conserve battery life, infringes on LBTs long standing technology, Patently Apple reported on July 2, 2019.
LBT that markets a range of GPS devices under the PocketFinder banner has sought unspecified damages and legal fees from the iPhone-maker.
Filed with the US District Court for the District of Delaware, LBTs lawsuit leverages five patents against Apple, each of which deals with related power-saving features for portable devices. In June, LBT in a notice had informed Apple of the potential infringement.
Apple had introduced low-power mode and facedown detection back in 2015 with iOS 9.
The low-power mode was introduced to modify the amount of background energy of the device when its battery gets 20 per cent or lesser and facedown detection feature identifies the devices orientation when its placed face down on a surface and forgoes lighting up the screen when a push notification arrives.
