Google Patents a Polarization-Recycling Optical System for LCoS Displays
Most of the light in an LED-based display gets thrown away before it ever reaches your eye — Google's new patent is…
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Google Patents a Hybrid Auto-Focus System That Prioritizes Close-Up Subjects
Getting a sharp photo of something small and close — a flower petal, an insect, a piece of food — is surprisingly…
Nvidia Patents a Bird's Eye View Generator for Embedded Vision Systems
Nvidia has filed a patent describing a way to convert raw stereo camera depth data into a bird's eye view image —…
Tesla Patents a Visualization Tool for Wafer-Scale Computing Systems
Tesla is quietly building tools to manage computing systems so large they span entire silicon wafers — and this patent is about…
Apple Patents Scheduled 5G Upload Gaps to Sense How Close Your iPhone Is to Your Body
Your iPhone doesn't always know whether it's sitting in your hand, pressed against your ear, or stuffed in your jacket pocket —…
Meta Patents a Metal-Sheathed Camera Lens Assembly for AR Glasses
Meta is patenting a very specific way to wrap a camera lens in metal — and the tiny air gap built into…
Apple Patents a System That Lets Chips Detect and Fix Their Own Stress
Apple is patenting a way for its chips to continuously monitor their own operating conditions — and automatically dial things back before…
Apple Patents a Digital-Counting Approach to Measuring RF Signal Power
Apple is rethinking how radios measure signal power — swapping out analog circuitry for a digital counting trick that's more precise and…
Apple Patents a Smarter Way for Wireless Chargers to Spot Dangerous Metal
Wireless chargers already try to detect stray metal objects — like a coin or key that could heat up dangerously. Apple's new…
Apple Patents a Wearable That Monitors Your Breathing Using Light Sensors
Apple is exploring a new way to track your breathing without a chest strap or microphone — just light bouncing off your…
Apple Patents a Cross-Link Wi-Fi System That Signals Sleep Mode in Advance
Your phone is connected to Wi-Fi on two bands at once — and Apple wants it to politely warn the router before…
Apple Patents a Fix for Subtle Pixel Crosstalk in Electronic Displays
Even the best displays can suffer from a hidden flaw — pixels on the same row subtly interfering with each other through…
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