Qualcomm Patents a System for Networks to Control Drone Flight Paths
Qualcomm is laying out a framework that would let a cellular network remotely steer a drone's route, switch its flight mode, and…
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Sony Files Patent for a Camera Chip That Captures and Converts Light in One Step
Sony is filing patents on a way to cram more image-processing circuitry into a camera sensor by splitting the work across two…
Qualcomm Patents a Lower-Power AI Video Filter for Mobile Chips
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a way to run AI-powered video cleanup on a phone chip without draining the battery, by…
Samsung Patents a Safer Way for Chargers to Detect Connected Devices
Every time you plug a phone into a charger, the charger has to figure out something is there. Samsung's new patent focuses…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Picks the Right Filter to Sharpen Compressed Video
Every time you stream compressed video, the decoder tries to erase the blurring and blocking artifacts compression leaves behind. Qualcomm's new patent…
IBM Patents a System That Stress-Tests 4D-Printed Objects Before They're Built
IBM wants to catch a 4D-printed part's future failure before the printer even starts, by running a virtual stress test on the…
Samsung Patents a Processor That Lets Different Memory Types Work Together Seamlessly
Modern chips often have to talk to two or more completely different kinds of memory at once, and right now that conversation…
Nvidia Patents a System for Flying Drones Through a VR Headset
Nvidia has patented a way to hand off vehicle control to a remote operator wearing a VR headset, with the drone itself…
Samsung Patents a Layered Wiring Layout That Keeps Touchscreens Reading Your Taps Accurately
Every time a touchscreen misreads your tap, there's a good chance the culprit is where two sensing wires cross inside the panel.…
Sony Patents a Controller That Recalibrates Its Own Analog Sticks Automatically
Analog stick drift, the slow creep that makes your character walk in circles even when you're not touching the controller, has annoyed…
Microsoft Patent Splits AI Inferencing Tasks Between Local Device and Cloud Faster
Running a full AI model on a tiny local chip is often impossible, but sending everything to a remote server is slow…
Google Patents a System That Scores Every Robot Decision Before It Acts
Most AI agents treat every possible action as equally worth considering at the start of each step. Google's new patent teaches a…
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