New Apple Watch Patent Brings Elevation Views to Navigation
Apple is patenting a navigation interface that lets you flip between a flat, bird's-eye map and a view that also shows how…
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Apple Patents a Two-Layer Glass Treatment to Make iPhone Screens Tougher
Apple is working on a new way to toughen the glass cover on its devices by stacking two different chemical treatments into…
Apple Patents a System That Checks If Your Gift Card Was Tampered With Before You Activate It
Gift card scams cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars every year, often because someone drained the card before you even bought…
Apple Files Patent for a System That Reads Your Space and Responds to It
Apple is patenting a way for a device to classify what it sees in a room and then act on objects in…
Apple Patents a Fix for Smart Home Systems That Think You've Moved
Your phone knows your home address, but what happens when it gets confused and decides you've moved? Apple's latest patent is a…
Apple Patents a Screen That Rearranges Its Layout Based on Your Room's Lighting
Apple is exploring displays that don't just sit there looking the same regardless of your surroundings. This patent describes a UI system…
Apple Patents a System That Tailors 3D Video to Your Eye Spacing
Everyone's eyes are a slightly different distance apart, and that gap matters a lot when you're watching 3D video. Apple is patenting…
Apple Patents a System That Stores 3D Scene Data in Less Memory Without Losing Detail
Ray tracing looks incredible but it's brutally expensive on memory bandwidth. Apple's new patent describes a way to store 3D geometry in…
Apple Patents a Sticker Editor That Lets You Swap Visual Effects on the Fly
Apple is patenting a dedicated editing interface for stickers that makes swapping visual effects as simple as tapping through options, with each…
Apple Patents a Way to Pull Saved Web Content Directly Into Other Apps
You save something from a webpage and, without any copying or switching, it shows up inside a completely different app alongside related…
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