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Cognitive Systems Corp said its Amera technology senses motion
in physical space by detecting small changes in the wireless
signals that invisibly connect smartphones and other devices to
broader networks.
"What we're building is essentially a camera for RF (radio
frequency) signals and trying to understand what those signals
mean," said Cognitive co-founder Taj Manku.
The closely held company is largely backed by Mike Lazaridis'
Quantum Valley Investments fund, which aims to help bring
breakthrough technologies to market.
Lazaridis is best known for co-founding the company that became
BlackBerry Ltd <BB.TO> and developing its namesake smartphone.
He has since left the company to focus on his own projects.
Cognitive said it has teamed up with one unnamed partner to
develop a home security and monitoring product for mid-2016
launch. The 50-employee company is also weighing targeting a
second market segment by the end of next year.
Engineers at the start-up designed their own chip for the
product, which features four wireless receivers and flexible
processors that can switch quickly between different functions.
The company, based in BlackBerry's hometown of Waterloo,
Ontario, said it has secured three core patents in the United
States and Europe, with around 20 more pending.
(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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