Qualcomm Patents Technology to Shut Down Nearby Servers When Your App Goes Idle
Every server running in the background for an app nobody is using costs real money and burns real power. Qualcomm has filed…
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Qualcomm Patents a System for Spreading Emergency Alerts Phone to Phone Without Cell Coverage
When cell towers go down in a disaster, emergency alerts stop reaching people. Qualcomm is patenting a way for phones to pass…
Nvidia Patents an AI System That Decides Which Phone Requests Get Network Priority
Every time your phone touches a cell tower, it sends a connection request. Nvidia has filed a patent for an AI that…
Samsung's New Patent Lets Offline Devices Borrow GPS Location From Nearby Phones
Most location-sharing systems fall apart the moment a device loses its internet connection. Samsung's new patent flips that around by turning any…
Google Patent Targets Media Subscription Filtering to Reduce Device Update Overload
Every time you cast a video or stream audio to a connected device, there's a lot of behind-the-scenes chatter happening between machines.…
Google Patent Reveals Hubs Pushing AI-Derived Insights Directly to Smart Home Devices
Google has patented a way for a home hub to act as a local translator between a cloud AI service and the…
Samsung Patents a Way to Control Bluetooth Devices Before They've Finished Connecting
Every time you tap your phone to control a Bluetooth speaker or earbuds that aren't yet connected, you wait. Samsung's new patent…
Apple Patents a System That Catches Phones Faking Their Satellite Location
Satellite internet covers huge patches of the globe with a single beam, which means your phone could claim to be in one…
IBM Patents Data Transfer to the Cloud That Keeps Corporate Networks Locked Down
Most companies moving data to the cloud have to punch holes in their corporate firewall, which makes security teams nervous. IBM's new…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Connect Your Phone to Two Satellites at Once
Most phones today can talk to one satellite network at a time, if they can talk to any at all. Qualcomm is…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Tells Your Phone Which Service Will Fix Its Location Errors
GPS is rarely as accurate as your phone claims, partly because different correction services cover different areas with different quality levels. Qualcomm's…
Google Patents Radar That Detects Objects Hidden Behind Obstacles Without Direct Line of Sight
Radar is great at detecting things in open space, but walls and large objects block the signal completely. Google is working on…
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