Sony Patents a Way to Compress Spatial Audio by Filling In the Gaps
Sony has filed a patent for a system that transmits only a fraction of the audio data needed for full 3D sound,…
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Samsung Patents Technology That Fixes How Memory Chips Receive Data Signals Individually
Every wire carrying data between a processor and memory chips can drift slightly out of sync, and at high speeds that drift…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Distinguishes Glass from Plastic by Filtering Light
Telling a glass bottle from a clear plastic one sounds easy for a human, but it trips up machines constantly. Sony has…
Sony Patents a Noise Cancellation System That Adjusts to Your Language
Noise cancellation that works great for English can still let annoying sounds slip through when you switch to Spanish or Japanese. Sony…
Sony Patents a Noise-Canceling System That Adjusts When a Sudden Sound Hits
Noise-canceling headphones work beautifully for steady hum, but a sudden clap or slam can briefly overwhelm them. Sony's new patent targets exactly…
Google Patents a Split-Component Design to Make Wireless Charging More Efficient
Wireless charging pads often struggle when your phone isn't perfectly centered. Google has filed a patent describing a way to spread the…
Samsung Patents a Phone Antenna That Sends Two Radio Signals at Once
Your phone's metal frame already doubles as an antenna, but Samsung's new patent takes that further by making the frame and an…
Wing Aviation Patents a Way to Test Drone Battery Health During Normal Flights
A drone that doesn't know how much charge its battery can actually hold is a drone that might fall out of the…
Apple Patents a Fix for the Garbled Data Hidden Inside Wireless Charging
Every wireless charger is secretly running a two-way conversation between your phone and the charging pad, and that conversation can get garbled.…
Google Patents a Method to Diagnose the Hardware Running Its Quantum Computers
Quantum computers are notoriously hard to test because the act of measuring them can disturb what you're trying to measure. Google is…
Nvidia Patents a Camera System That Repositions Stitched Video During Eye Flicks
Your eyes make tiny involuntary jumps dozens of times per second, and Nvidia thinks that's the perfect moment to rearrange the seam…
Sony Patents a System That Splits Game Graphics Work Between Your Console and the Cloud
Every frame in a video game is the result of hundreds of tiny graphics tasks. Sony has patented a way to split…
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