Apple Patent Would Pre-Load Cell Tower Data to Speed Up Connections
What if your phone already knew which cell tower to connect to before you arrived? Apple has filed a patent that does…
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IBM Patents a System That Diagnoses Why Edge Networks Start Breaking Down
When a network starts behaving erratically, finding out which device or connection caused the problem is often a painful, manual guessing game.…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Ranking Which Phone Features Win When They Compete
When your phone tries to run multiple demanding tasks at once over a wireless connection, something has to give. Qualcomm's new patent…
Intel Files Patent for Sharing AI Models Across 5G Network Analytics Systems
When one part of a 5G network has already done the hard work of training an AI model, why should another part…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Phones to Report When Network AI Goes Wrong
Your phone already talks to the network constantly, but what if it could also tell the network when the AI running that…
Qualcomm Patent Measures Object Velocity Using Reflected Wireless Signals
Qualcomm is patenting a way to measure how fast something is moving by bouncing wireless signals off programmable antenna panels, no dedicated…
Samsung Files Patent for Centralized AI Control Across 5G Network Nodes
As mobile networks start running their own AI models to handle traffic and performance, someone needs to be in charge of all…
Samsung Files Patent for a Cell-Tower Timing Fix That Sharpens Indoor Phone Location
When GPS fails you indoors, your phone falls back on cell towers to guess where you are. Samsung's new patent targets a…
IBM Patents a System That Pays for Services by Flashing Data Through Your Car's Lights
IBM has filed a patent for a payment system that skips Wi-Fi and cellular networks entirely, instead encoding your transaction details into…
Samsung Patents a Fix That Keeps Phone Connections Running During Wi-Fi Dropouts
When your phone is juggling a Bluetooth connection and a local Wi-Fi discovery session at the same time, one of them usually…
Samsung Patent Proposes Letting 5G Phones Switch Cells Without Network Approval
Your phone usually sits back and waits for the network to tell it which cell tower to connect to. Samsung is filing…
Samsung Patents Tech That Keeps Calls Stable When Phones Switch Cell Towers
Every time your phone jumps from one cell tower to another, it has to make a fast decision about where to go.…
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