Qualcomm Patents a Graphics Chip That Checks Its Own Active Sections Before Dividing Work
Qualcomm's latest patent describes a GPU that looks up a simple on/off list of its own active sections before handing out graphics…
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Samsung Patent Tailors 3D Audio Signals to Each User's Unique Ear Shape
No two people hear the same spatial audio the same way, because no two people have the same ears. Samsung is patenting…
Nvidia Patents a Parallel-Thread Method for Flipping Matrices Faster
Flipping a grid of numbers sounds trivial, but at the scale of modern AI calculations it's a genuine bottleneck. Nvidia's new patent…
New Patent Aims to Give Laptop Batteries a Precise Schedule
What if you could tell your laptop 'I need this to last until 6 PM' and it would actually hold to that…
Patent Targets the Invisible Errors That Corrupt Color and Detail in Digital Photos
Every digital camera sensor has a noise problem baked into its hardware. Sony's latest patent describes a circuit-level trick to reduce that…
Samsung Patents a Display That Moves Your Cursor With Body Movements
Samsung is patenting a way to move a cursor on a screen not with a mouse or touchpad, but by moving your…
Microsoft Patents a PC Sleep System That Learns Your Daily Schedule
Your laptop knows you stepped away, but it doesn't know if you'll be back in two minutes or two hours. Microsoft's latest…
Sony Patents a Six-Lens Design for Compact Wide-Angle Cameras
Sony is patenting a specific six-lens arrangement that aims to squeeze wide-angle shooting and strong low-light performance into a physically small camera…
Samsung Patents a Trick That Cuts Wait Times When Saving Files to Storage
Samsung is patenting a way to make NAND flash storage write data faster by reordering how the storage chip reports back to…
Finger Cuff Patent Maps Artery Pressure for Accurate BP Readings
Google is patenting a finger cuff that presses an array of tiny pressure sensors against your skin to detect your pulse and…
Microsoft Patents a Display Film That Absorbs Specific Colors on Demand
Your screen looks washed out in sunlight and bleeds light in a dark room. Microsoft is patenting a film that can selectively…
Apple Patent: Mic Listens to Room Noise to Keep Dialogue Audible
Ever cranked up the volume on a podcast because a truck drove by, only to get blasted when things went quiet again?…
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