Apple Files Patent to Activate a New Device Through Your Old Phone
Setting up a new phone usually means a maze of screens. Apple's filing lets your old device vouch for the new one…
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Samsung Files Patent to Keep Two Phone Plans Running on One eSIM Chip
Switching on a second phone plan can knock out the one you were already using. Samsung's filing describes a short handshake inside…
Apple Files Patent to Let Carriers Choose the Security Questions Before You Switch Phones
Moving your phone plan to a new phone means proving you're you, and every carrier asks for something different. Apple's patent application…
Google Files Patent for Phones That Tell Cell Towers When VR Data Runs Late
Your cell tower knows how much data your phone has queued up to send, and has no idea how long it has…
Samsung Files Patent for Gates That Widen Their Reach When Your Body Blocks the Signal
Your own body can hide your phone from a station gate. Samsung's filing has the phone notice when that happens and start…
Google Files Patent to Let Your Phone Talk to Satellites Without Extra Antennas
Phones that can talk to satellites usually mean bulky hardware or holding the device up at the sky just right. Google's filing…
Nvidia Files Patent to Stop One Dropped Frame From Wrecking Your Video Stream
When a video stream loses one piece of data, the damage usually spreads to every frame that follows. Nvidia's filing rearranges which…
A New Apple Patent Sorts Out Cellular Upload Conflicts for AR and VR Video
When a 5G network cuts in on your phone's reserved upload schedule, the phone has to keep its bookkeeping straight. Apple's filing…
Qualcomm Files Patent to Catch Garbled Data When Phones Teach an AI Together
When many phones help train one AI model, their signals are added together in the air, and a burst of static can…
Apple Files Patent to Let Headsets Sleep More Between Cellular Check-Ins
Your headset has to keep telling the network where your head is pointing, and a small timer rule inside its cellular chip…
Qualcomm Files Patent to Keep Phone-Trained AI Accurate Over Noisy Wireless Signals
Many phones can help train one AI model by sending their updates to a cell tower at the same moment. Qualcomm's filing…
Apple Files Patent for Phones to Announce They Can Use Wi-Fi and Cellular Together
Your phone can already juggle Wi-Fi and cellular, but only if the network knows which tricks it can do. Apple's filing is…
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