Samsung Patents a Way to Pick the Right Person's Gesture in a Crowded Room
When several people are sitting in front of a Samsung TV and waving their hands, how does the TV know whose gesture…
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Xilinx Patents a Two-Table Shortcut for Running AI Math on Chips
Every time an AI model makes a decision, it fires a wave of math functions that can slow chips down. Xilinx has…
Google Patents a Headphone Noise-Canceling Chip That Runs at Three Speeds at Once
Active noise cancellation normally forces a hard choice: react fast to noise (burn battery) or sip power (miss sudden sounds). Google's latest…
Meta's New Wrist Tracker Patent Finds Your Optimal Wear Position
Wrist-based heart rate monitors are only as good as where you wear them, and most people have no idea they've put the…
Sony's New Patent Cuts Measurement Errors That Blur Distance Readings Frame by Frame
Every depth-sensing camera lies a little. Sony has a patent for a simple timing trick that makes those lies cancel each other…
Sony's New Patent Cuts Projector Scanning to Only What the Image Needs
Sony has filed a patent for a projector that deliberately restricts its own scanning area, drawing images only within a sub-region of…
Nvidia Patents Software That Detects Which Way Objects Face in Photos
Knowing which way an object is pointing in a photo sounds simple, but it's one of the harder problems in computer vision.…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Detects Surface Damage Using Filtered Light Angles
Sony is patenting a way for cameras to detect tiny surface defects, scratches, or material wear by photographing an object under different…
Sony Patents Technology That Lets Cameras Read Colors More Accurately, Faster
Getting a camera's color sensor to read wavelengths accurately normally takes a time-consuming calibration pass. Sony's new patent describes a way to…
Sony Patents a Drone Arm That Locks Itself Open Automatically
Folding drone arms are a well-worn idea, but they have a quiet failure point: you have to remember to lock them before…
Apple Patents a Way to Figure Out Which Way Your Device Is Pointing Using Sound
Your phone already has two microphones. Apple thinks those microphones can tell the phone which direction it's facing, no compass required.
Samsung Patents a Fix That Makes Gaps Between Joined Screens Invisible
Every time display makers bolt two screens together, they face the same headache: the seam between panels looks brighter or dimmer than…
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