Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| 7427138 | Method and apparatus for improving visual perception A method of improving the visual perception ability of a person by: displaying to the person in at least one evaluation sessions a plurality of images selected to test the visual perception ability of the person with respect to a visual defect, and to elicit respons... | 09/23/2008 |
| 6876758 | Methods and systems for improving a user's visual perception over a communications network Methods and apparatus that provide proper identification of visual and neurological abilities related to defects in the neurological component of the brain, that improve visual and neurological performance, and that develop improved neural performance in the brain a... | 04/05/2005 |
