Qualcomm Patents a Location System That Keeps Multiple 'Where Are You?' Guesses Alive at Once
GPS works great in open sky, but the moment you step into a mall, a parking garage, or a dense city block,…
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Qualcomm Patents a Cellular Network System for Locating Connected Physical Objects
Your phone already knows where it is — but what about the cheap wireless tag attached to your luggage or warehouse shelf?…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Track Device Movement Using Radio Signal Snapshots
Your phone is constantly sending little radio pulses to the network — and Qualcomm wants to use those pulses, taken at different…
Qualcomm Patents a Traffic-Aware System for Balancing AI Tasks on Wi-Fi Routers
Your Wi-Fi router is getting smarter — and busier. Qualcomm is patenting a way to make sure all those AI tasks running…
Sony Patents a System That Switches Your Wireless Connection as You Walk Away
Imagine your headphones automatically switch from your living room speaker to your bedroom one the moment you walk down the hall —…
Intel Patents Hardware That Encrypts High-Speed Internet Traffic Directly on the Network Chip
Every time you load a modern website, QUIC — the protocol behind most of today's fast web connections — puts significant encryption…
Intel Patents a Fix for the Dropped Connections That Plague Satellite Phone Calls
Satellite internet has a timing problem: signals take much longer to travel to space and back than they do across a cell…
Intel Patents a Way to Find Your Location Using Audio Broadcast Signals
GPS doesn't work well inside buildings, but audio does. Intel's latest patent describes a system that figures out where you are by…
Intel Patents a System for Managing AI Decision Models Inside 5G Networks
Running AI inside a live cellular network isn't the hard part — knowing whether that AI is still doing its job well…
Qualcomm's New Patent Gives Your Phone a Simulated World to Find Itself Indoors
Your phone's GPS struggles indoors and in dense cities because radio signals bounce unpredictably off walls and buildings. Qualcomm's new patent proposes…
Nvidia Patents a System That Picks Its AI Based on Your Wireless Signal Strength
Most AI systems run the same model regardless of conditions. Nvidia's new patent describes a processor that picks a different neural network…
Samsung Patents a Way to Run 5G on Frequency Bands Too Narrow for Current Standards
Most 5G networks need at least 5 MHz of radio spectrum to function — Samsung is filing patents to change that floor,…
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