Intel Patent: Faster 3D Scene Rendering Through Smarter Geometry Sorting and Culling
Intel has filed a patent for a technique that takes the spatial-organization hardware normally used for ray tracing and puts it to…
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Samsung Display Patents Screen Power Control That Adjusts Brightness Per Individual Pixel
Samsung Display has filed a patent for a screen power system that can flip between positive and negative voltage rails depending on…
Google Files Patent for Phone Cameras That Warn Drivers About Road Hazards
Your phone already knows where you are. Google's new patent wants it to also know what dangerous things are about to appear…
Intel Patents a Leaner Way to Store Numbers Inside AI Chips
AI chips spend most of their time doing one thing: multiplying enormous tables of numbers together. Intel thinks it has found a…
Sony Patents a Fix for the Size Problem in Photo-Based 3D Scanning
When a computer builds a 3D model from photos alone, it has no idea how big anything actually is. Sony's new patent…
Qualcomm Patent Uses Stars and Sky to Calibrate Sensors
Stars have been used for navigation for thousands of years. Qualcomm wants to use them to keep your device's sensors honest.
Samsung Patents a Smart Home Network That Tracks Your Movements Room to Room
Most smart home sensors only watch what's in front of them. Samsung's new patent describes a system that figures out where you're…
Intel Patents a Compression Method That Makes Video Game Worlds Load Faster
Ray tracing is one of the most memory-hungry parts of modern 3D rendering, and Intel thinks it has found a smarter way…
Sony Patents a Two-Camera 3D Scanning System That Keeps Its Data Aligned
Getting a clean 3D model of an object is harder than it looks. Sony's new patent tackles one of the most tedious…
Samsung Patent: Making Flat, Dull Video Look Richer and More Lifelike on Modern Screens
Most of the video content you watch was made before HDR screens existed, and it shows. Samsung is patenting a way to…
Nvidia Patents Software That Rewrites Its Own Picture-Enhancing Rules for Every Scene
Most image-quality improvements in PC graphics require developers to change their games. Nvidia's new patent describes a way for the driver itself…
Sony Patents a Lighting System That Fills Dark Gaps in Depth-Sensing Cameras
When a camera tries to measure distance using a grid of tiny lasers, the dark gaps between those lasers can cause blind…
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