Qualcomm Patents a System That Mixes Wireless Location Technologies to Find Devices More Accurately
Your phone's ability to pinpoint nearby devices depends on whichever wireless signal happens to be available, and that signal might be terrible…
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Qualcomm Patents a Way to Route Phone Signals In and Out Through Different Windows
Your phone talks to the cell network through your office window, but what if the signal going out and the signal coming…
Samsung Patents a Way to Tell Which Devices Are in the Same Room Using Wi-Fi
Your phone already knows which Wi-Fi networks are nearby. Samsung wants to use that information to figure out which other gadgets are…
Qualcomm Patents a Radio Signal That Senses and Communicates at the Same Time
Most radios do one thing at a time: they either send data or they scan for objects. Qualcomm has filed a patent…
Disney Patents a Self-Correcting System for Sending Streaming Video Across Networks
Every time you press play on a Disney+ title, the video has to travel through a maze of third-party network providers before…
Google Patents On-Screen Arrows That Aim Your Smartwatch at a Satellite
Satellite connectivity on a phone means nothing if you don't know where to point it. Google has filed a patent for a…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Your Phone's Apps in Sync During Satellite Delays
Satellite connections don't work like cell towers: a message can take minutes to arrive because it's literally stored in orbit and forwarded…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Wi-Fi Routers to Identify Which App Is Sending Your Data
Your Wi-Fi router currently treats a video call and a software update as roughly the same thing. Qualcomm is patenting a way…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Tells Your Phone Which Satellite to Point At
Connecting a phone directly to a satellite sounds simple, but the hard part is knowing which satellite to aim at and when.…
Samsung Patents a Faster Connection-Failure Fix for Satellite-Connected Phones
When your phone loses its link to a satellite overhead, every millisecond of confusion costs you a call or a data transfer.…
Google Patents a Fix for Bluetooth Audio That Slows Down Your Keyboard and Mouse
If you've ever noticed your wireless keyboard or mouse getting laggy while you're on a Bluetooth call, Google may have found the…
Google Patents a Phone That Fixes Its Own Broken Call Settings
Some phones are technically capable of making voice calls but are misconfigured so they never can. Google's new patent describes a device…
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