Samsung Patent Links Virtual Objects to Real-World Physical Map Locations
Samsung is patenting a system that lets your phone display virtual objects anchored to specific physical spots, then automatically flips back to…
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New Samsung Display Patent Cuts Glare in Layered Screens Built for 3D Viewing
Getting crisp, glare-free images through the layered lenses inside AR or VR headsets is genuinely hard. Samsung Display has filed a patent…
Apple Patents a Fix for When Your Hands Disappear Behind Virtual Objects
Anyone who has used a mixed-reality headset has run into this: you reach toward a virtual window or panel, and your hand…
Meta Patent Lets Smartwatch Users Trigger Smart Glasses Camera With a Tap
Imagine tapping a friend's photo on your smartwatch and having your AI glasses instantly snap a picture and send it to them.…
Meta Patent Sends Chat Messages Directly Into Your Virtual World Spaces
Imagine sending a message in a group chat that only shows up on someone's AR glasses, not their phone. Meta is patenting…
Apple Patents a Fluid-Filled Lens That Physically Reshapes Itself to Focus
Most lenses are fixed pieces of glass. Apple is patenting a lens that squishes and stretches a fluid-filled chamber to change its…
Patent Lets Everyday Objects Become Hands-On Controls Inside Virtual Worlds
What if your desk, your water bottle, or even your own hand could automatically become a controller the moment you put on…
Apple Patents a System That Merges Sensor Data Across Devices to Identify Nearby Objects
What if your iPhone, your Apple Watch, and a Vision Pro headset could all pool their sensor readings together to figure out…
Apple Patents a Self-Reshaping Lens Controlled by One Wire
Apple is working on a lens that can physically change its own shape on command, controlled by a single wire looped around…
Sony Patent Reveals How Virtual Graphics Adapt When You Grip a Real Object
When you put a virtual skin over a real object in augmented reality, how do you know where to grab it without…
Apple Patents a System for Giving AI Characters Their Own Goals in Mixed Reality
Apple is exploring a way to give virtual characters in mixed-reality environments their own objectives, letting them behave more like autonomous actors…
New Patent Teaches Cameras to Track Objects Hidden by Hands
When you grip a game controller, your fingers cover half of it, and that's a real problem for cameras trying to track…
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