Microsoft Patents a Tiny Dot Pattern That Pushes AR Glasses Light Outward
Getting a crisp, evenly lit image to pour out of a paper-thin lens is one of the hardest unsolved problems in AR…
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Microsoft Patents a Nanoscale Grating Layer to Sharpen AR Headset Displays
Getting light out of a tiny AR lens without losing clarity or introducing glare is one of the hardest engineering problems in…
Apple Patents a System That Suggests What to Do Next Based on What You Just Saved
Every time you save something on your phone or in a spatial headset, the context of what you were looking at vanishes.…
Google Patents a Fix for AR Glasses That Lose Accuracy When the Frame Flexes
If your augmented reality glasses bend even slightly while you're wearing them, the digital images they project can drift out of position.…
Google Patents a Power-Saving Hand Gesture System for AR Headsets
Waving your hand to control a headset sounds futuristic, but it burns through battery fast. Google's new patent describes a two-stage system…
Google Patents Technology to Keep AR Headset Images Locked to the Real World
One of the most annoying things about augmented-reality glasses is that digital images can shift or blur as the headset moves around…
Samsung Patents a Lens Stack That Controls Light Bounce Inside AR Glasses
Getting sharp, clear images inside a pair of AR glasses is harder than it looks, light has a nasty habit of bouncing…
Apple Patents a Headset Camera That Wakes Up Before You Tap the Button
Taking a photo on a headset today can mean a noticeable lag between your intention and the shutter firing. Apple's latest patent…
Microsoft Patents Technology to Keep AR Images the Right Size for Glasses Wearers
Anyone who wears prescription lenses inside an AR headset knows the problem: things look the wrong size. Microsoft's new patent tackles that…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Focuses 3D Map Detail Where You Walk
Your AR headset builds a 3D map of every room it sees, but treating every surface with equal detail wastes computing power.…
Meta Patents a Way to Tweak Your Avatar's Look Using Text Descriptions
Meta has filed a patent that uses AI image editing, guided by text prompts, to modify photos of a person before those…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Both Eyes in a Headset Perfectly in Sync
Even a tiny timing gap between the display over your left eye and the one over your right eye can cause discomfort,…
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