Sony Patents a Laser Chip That Steers Its Own Light From the Inside
Sony is patenting a way to build a tiny laser that controls how its own light is focused, using a nano-patterned layer…
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Sony Patents a Laser Emitter That Steers Its Own Light From the Inside
Sony has filed a patent for a laser emitter that can redirect its own light beam without any moving parts or external…
Sony's New Patent Covers a Gaming Controller That Passes Signals to Nearby Accessories
Your PlayStation controller could one day act as a mini radio tower, passing signals from the console to headsets, keyboards, and other…
Samsung Patents a Method to Store AI Reference Data Directly on a Dedicated Drive
Training large AI recommendation models requires enormous lookup tables that regularly overwhelm system memory. Samsung's new patent shifts those tables onto a…
Google Patents Heart-Rate Sensor Adjustments Based on Your Skin Tone
Heart-rate sensors in smartwatches have long struggled to read accurately across different skin tones. Google is filing a patent that would let…
Apple Patents a Wireless Charger That Detects Stray Metal Before It Gets Hot
A coin sitting on your wireless charger can silently drain power and get dangerously warm. Apple's new patent describes a system that…
Samsung Patents a Two-Step Touch Detection Method to Improve Touchscreen Accuracy
Touchscreens have a signal-interference problem that gets worse as displays get bigger and more electrodes are packed in. Samsung's new patent describes…
Samsung Patents a System That Picks How to Unpack Each Piece of AI Data
Running a large AI model requires constantly packing and unpacking data at high speed. Samsung has filed a patent for a chip-level…
Sony Patents a Laser Design That Cuts Structural Defects in Depth-Sensing Hardware
Tiny cracks in laser crystals are one of the quieter enemies of depth-sensing cameras. Sony has filed a patent for a vertical…
Intel Patents a Faster Method for Handling Math Inside AI Systems
Deep neural networks do the same expensive calculations billions of times per second. Intel's new patent asks a simple question: what if…
Sony Patents a Wide-Angle Camera Lens That Fits Inside Thinner Devices
Wide-angle cameras that can see 90 degrees or more usually need a lot of physical depth to work well. Sony's new patent…
Apple Patents a System That Changes What Your Device Outputs Based on Whether You're About to Use It
Apple has filed a patent for a system that watches whether someone is nearby and likely to interact with a device, then…
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