Qualcomm Patents a Fingerprint Sensor That Listens to Light Hitting Your Finger
Qualcomm's latest patent describes a fingerprint scanner that doesn't just shine light at your finger and photograph it. Instead, it fires light…
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Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Reads Floor Surfaces with Sound Waves
Most robot vacuums treat every floor the same. Samsung is patenting a system that uses sound waves to figure out whether it's…
Disney Patents a Self-Leveling Platform That Keeps Objects Flat on a Tilting Ride
Ever wished you could carry a drink, a camera, or a mobility aid onto a theme park ride without everything sliding around?…
Samsung Patents a Shaped Wheel That Guides Robot Vacuums Straight onto Their Charging Base
Missing the dock is one of the most common ways a robot vacuum fails at its one job. Samsung's new patent tackles…
Samsung Patents a Docking Station That Swaps a Robot Vacuum's Mop Pad Automatically
One of the most annoying chores attached to robot mops is peeling off the wet, dirty cloth yourself. Samsung's new patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Stop Your Phone Recording Audio When Nothing Is Happening
Your phone's microphone doesn't need to be active every second of the day, and Qualcomm is filing patents to make sure it…
Google Patents an AI System That Rebuilds Your Voice from Head Vibrations to Cut Out Background Noise
What if your headset could hear you through the noise by feeling how your head vibrates when you talk? That's exactly what…
Samsung Patents a Display That Switches Between Public and Private Viewing Angles
Samsung has filed a patent for a display that contains two physically distinct types of pixels, one set visible to everyone nearby,…
Samsung's New Patent Keeps Image Touch-Ups Focused Only on Pixels That Need Them
Samsung has filed a patent for an AI image processing system that figures out which parts of a photo actually need fixing,…
Apple Patents a More Efficient Way to Compress 3D Spatial Audio
Spatial audio sounds impressive until you have to store or stream it, at which point the file sizes become a real problem.…
Apple Patents a Faster, Leaner Method for Delivering Immersive Surround Sound
Recording sound in three dimensions produces enormous amounts of data describing exactly where every noise is coming from. Apple's new patent is…
Samsung Patents a Chip That Cuts Power Use by Slowing Down During Idle Memory Tasks
Every time your phone's memory chip is busy working through a command, the controller talking to it is still running at full…
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