Meta Patent Lets Smart Glasses Collaborate to Build One Shared Photo Automatically
Meta is patenting a system where multiple people wearing smart glasses can automatically pool their photos into a single composite image, no…
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Meta Files Patent to Improve Light Simulation Accuracy in See-Through Headset Displays
Building AR glasses means solving one of optics' nastiest problems: figuring out exactly how light behaves inside a tiny glass waveguide. Meta's…
Apple Patents a VR Cursor That Appears Before Your Finger Touches the Pad
Before your finger even lands on a touchpad, Apple wants your VR headset to already know where you're pointing. This patent describes…
Apple Patents a Slider You Control Just by Looking at It
What if you could turn up the volume or adjust a setting in a 3D app just by staring at the right…
Apple Patents a Two-Hand Gesture System for Augmented Reality
One hand alone does nothing. Both hands together trigger the action. Apple is patenting an AR control system where what your hands…
Apple Files Patent for Pinning Digital Information to Specific Real-World Spots
Apple is working on a system that pins virtual objects to specific real-world locations, so what you see in augmented reality changes…
Sony's New Patent Stops AR Glasses from Tinting the World the Wrong Color
If you've ever tried AR glasses and noticed the world looks slightly tinted or that colors seem off, this Sony patent is…
Meta's New Patent Keeps AR Glasses Running Smoothly When Your Signal Drops
Meta is patenting a system that makes AR and VR devices automatically dial down video quality when your cellular connection is shaky…
Meta's New Patent Wants Its Smart Glasses to Take Your Meeting Notes for You
Imagine walking out of a meeting and finding a full transcript, a summary, and a to-do list already waiting for you, generated…
Meta's New Patent Teaches Smart Glasses to Spot Danger Before You Do
Meta is patenting a system where your smart glasses watch the world around you, predict where objects are moving, and warn you…
Google's New Patent Doubles the Screen Space Inside AR Glasses
One of the biggest complaints about AR glasses is that the digital overlay only fills a small slice of your vision. Google…
Google's New Patent Fixes AR Glasses That Go Blank in Bright Sunlight
Anyone who has tried AR glasses outside on a sunny day knows the problem: the virtual overlays just disappear. Google's new patent…
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