Apple Patents a Wi-Fi System That Checks Your Credentials Before You Can Join
Most Wi-Fi networks let any device in range start probing them for information. Apple's new patent describes a system where a device…
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Samsung Patents a Timing Fix That Makes 5G Indoor Positioning More Accurate
Your phone figures out where you are by measuring how long signals take to arrive from nearby cell towers. Samsung has filed…
Apple Files Patent for Finding the Next Wi-Fi Hotspot Before Your Connection Drops
Every time your phone silently switches from one Wi-Fi access point to another in your office or home, there's a brief moment…
Google Patents a Fix That Stops Phone Updates From Interrupting Active Calls
Every so often, your phone's SIM card issues a refresh command to update its settings, and if your phone acts on it…
Samsung Patents AI Training Shared Across Separate, Isolated Sections of a 5G Network
5G networks carve themselves into separate 'slices' for different customers, and those slices don't normally share data. Samsung's new patent describes a…
Samsung Patents Tech That Lets Phones Find Nearby Devices on Two Separate Wireless Networks Simultaneously
Your phone already searches for nearby devices, but two popular Wi-Fi discovery methods don't naturally speak to each other. Samsung wants one…
Samsung Patents a Network Device That Picks Its Own Least-Busy Path
Most network devices just send data back the same way it arrived. Samsung's patent describes a device that checks which of its…
Samsung Patents a System That Decides How Much of Your Device Data Gets Sent to Its Servers
Every time your Samsung device does something worth logging, this patent decides whether to send the full report or just a summary,…
Samsung Patents Technology to Route Emergency 5G Calls Through Dedicated Priority Channels
When you dial 911 over a 5G network, your phone has to figure out which internal data channel to use, and fast.…
Samsung Patents a System for Spreading Wireless Audio to Multiple Devices Simultaneously
Imagine a train station where every passenger can tune into the same audio feed on their earbuds without any of them pairing…
Samsung Patent Reveals 5G Phones Negotiating Power Savings Directly With Base Stations
Your phone knows when it's running low on battery, but right now your 5G connection doesn't care. Samsung wants to change that…
Qualcomm Patents Smart Antenna Selection Driven by Active Application Type
Your phone or headset has multiple antennas, but right now most devices don't know or care which app is asking for a…
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