Here is a new Canon patent, and it appear it is referring to the recently…
Canon doing worse than Nikon, according to T. Northrup
Some time ago Nikon filed a “Notice of Recognition of Extraordinary Loss” and even cancelled the production of three premium compact cameras they’d already announced.
According to Tony Northrup, Canon is doing even worse than Nikon. No clue how he got this idea. While all camera companies have to tackle some issues, to me it seems Canon is doing pretty well.