Consumer Technology Products
Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and we have software engineers with hands-on experience designing consumer electronics such as:
- Smart TVs and smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and Apple
- Set-top boxes for cable and satellite television
- Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology such as TiVo
- Gaming consoles like Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo
- iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, including Samsung Galaxy
- Video games for consoles and mobile phones, PCs, and browsers
- Personal computers and laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Google, etc.
- Peripheral devices from Bluetooth headsets to MIDI music instruments
- Printers and scanners including multi-function copiers and 3-D printers
- Unmanned aerial drones as well as other digital cameras
- Smart watches, fitness trackers, and heart-rate monitors
- Smart home appliances and other products with software inside
Barr Group's software experts are familiar with all of the major technologies used to design consumer electronics products including the Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux operating systems and programming languages, such as assembly, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, and Java. And we are equally comfortable reviewing electronic circuits and schematic drawings. For disputes centered on the hardware itself, our electronics expert witnesses cover circuit, IC, and FPGA design.
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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's consumer electronics experts support plaintiffs and defendants in litigation in U.S. District Courts, at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Our services include:
- Technical assistance with drafting of discovery requests
- Software source code review and analysis
- Source code comparisons for copyright and trade secret theft
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Forensic analysis, including electronic data recovery
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more code experts to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Consumer Electronics Expert Witness List
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Independent software and computer engineering consultant with more than twenty-five years of experience in systems for gaming and gambling. Following from an…
Former adjunct professor of computer engineering with more than twenty-five years of experience in the software industry, including over a decade spent…
Professor of computer science with over two decades of experience at the forefront of the analysis and processing of electronic documents and document images.
Professor of electrical engineering and an award-winning innovator in the areas of wireless communication systems and mobile networks.
Consultant and trainer with over thirty years of hands-on professional experience in the design and testing of software, firmware, and electronics. Named…
Professor of computer science and engineering with specialized technical expertise in operating systems, computer security, wireless communications, and network…
Over forty years of academic and engineering experience and twenty years of expert witness experience in computer science, software development, embedded systems…
Professor of electrical engineering who has spent over two decades researching and inventing algorithms at the intersection of acoustics, digital signal…
Electrical and computer engineering professor with decades of experience in computer architecture and design who has been recognized as one of the top innovators…
Consultant certified in regulatory requirements for medical with more than twenty-five years of experience in the field of medical device firmware and software…