Qualcomm Patents a System That Generates Video When Your Stream Cuts Out
Instead of freezing or buffering when your internet hiccups, Qualcomm's new patent describes a device that quietly generates its own replacement video…
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Qualcomm Patents a More Precise 5G Location System Using Double Round-Trip Timing
Getting a precise location fix indoors over 5G is harder than it sounds — radio signals bounce, hardware introduces tiny delays, and…
Qualcomm Patents a Self-Correcting Fix for Media Data Burst Size Mismatches
When a device says it's sending a 10MB chunk of video but actually sends 8MB, things break quietly. Qualcomm's new patent builds…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Locate Passive Backscatter Tags Using Round-Trip Timing
Qualcomm is working on a way to precisely locate tiny, battery-free radio tags — the kind you'd stick on a pallet or…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Boost Indoor Positioning by Stitching RF Snapshots Together
GPS doesn't work well inside buildings, but your phone's radio is constantly picking up signals that are subtly shaped by the environment…
Qualcomm Patents a Sensing System That Bounces Signals Across Multiple Radio Standards
Your phone already has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G radios sitting side by side — Qualcomm's new patent wants to turn all of…
Sony Patents a System That Drops Redundant Game Streams When Players See the Same Screen
When two players in the same game are looking at the same scene, why render and stream it twice? Sony's new patent…
Apple Patents a Dynamic System for Getting Devices Online Before a Real SIM Exists
Every eSIM-equipped device has a chicken-and-egg problem: it needs a cellular connection to download its SIM profile, but it needs a SIM…
Apple Patents a Way to Keep Satellite Connections Alive When GPS Gets Jammed
What happens when a nearby device's satellite uplink drowns out your GPS signal? Apple's latest patent describes a clever workaround: decode the…
Apple Patents a System for Automatically Switching Between Private LTE Networks
Most iPhone users have never heard of CBRS — but the companies deploying private LTE networks in warehouses, hospitals, and stadiums absolutely…
Google Patents a Cellular Radio That Uses Sensor Data to Optimize Its Own Signals
Most wireless radios are blind to the physical world around them — they just blast signals and hope for the best. Google's…
Google Patents a Way to Hand Your Phone Off From Satellite to Cell Tower Automatically
Satellite connectivity is great when you're off the grid, but switching back to a regular cell tower should be seamless — and…
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