Sony Patents a Way to Use Your Camera's Focus Data to Track Moving Subjects
Every time a camera hunts for a moving subject, it's working with incomplete information. Sony's new patent proposes a fix: feed the…
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Microsoft Patents an Atom-Traffic Planner for Its Quantum Computer Architecture
Microsoft has filed a patent for software that acts like an air-traffic controller for individual atoms inside a quantum computer, deciding which…
Google Patent Filing Targets Quantum Qubit Control With Simpler Baseband Pulse Electronics
One of quantum computing's least-discussed headaches is the sheer tangle of electronics needed to tell each qubit what to do. Google's new…
Google Patents a Faster Way to Feed Classical Data into Quantum Computers
One of quantum computing's least-discussed bottlenecks is simply getting ordinary data in. Google has filed a patent for a method that breaks…
Samsung Patents a Display That Reads Its Own Cable to Set Screen Identity
Every time you plug a cable into a monitor, the screen has to figure out what kind of connection it just got.…
Intel Patents a Chip Design That Cuts Wasted Space in AI Hardware
AI chips burn an enormous amount of silicon doing the same multiplication math billions of times a second. Intel's new patent describes…
Sony Patent Connects Daisy-Chained Display Chips Through a Single Control Line
Most chip-to-chip wiring needs a separate control wire for every chip in the group. Sony's patent describes a way to string them…
Intel Patents a Way to Stop AI Chips From Wasting Memory on Image Recognition Tasks
Every time an AI chip processes an image, it risks leaving big chunks of its memory sitting idle or overflowing. Intel has…
Sony Patents a Method to Make Cameras Focus and Expose More Accurately Using Two Screen Patterns
Getting a camera to see the world accurately requires a careful setup process called calibration, and Sony thinks flashing two different dot…
Samsung Patents Technology That Reads Audio Structure Before Playback Starts
Before your phone plays a single note of audio, it has to figure out how the file is structured. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a System That Confirms Your Phone Is Charging From the Correct Pad
Wireless charging pads sometimes latch onto the wrong device or fumble the connection entirely. Samsung's new patent describes a two-radio verification system…
Samsung Patents a Two-Part Protective Seal to Guard Folding Phone Screens
The edges of a folding phone's flexible screen are its most vulnerable point, and Samsung's latest patent targets exactly that weak spot…
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