Apple Patents a Method to Reduce Large Immersive 3D Environment File Sizes
Photorealistic 3D scenes captured from the real world can balloon to enormous file sizes, making them slow to load and painful to…
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IBM Patents a Memory Defense System That Shrinks Attack Surfaces on IoT Devices
Your smart thermostat probably has the same memory layout whether it's running normally or under attack. IBM's new patent wants to change…
Apple Patents a Way to Know When It Has Scanned Enough of Your Room
Before your AR device can place virtual furniture on your floor or stick a sticky note to your wall, it needs to…
Samsung Patents a Way to Merge Camera Frames Without Ever Fully Decoding Them
Every time your phone takes a burst of photos and merges them into one sharp image, it has to decode each raw…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Train AI on Your Phone Without Sharing Your Data
AI models usually get smarter by consuming huge datasets on central servers. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way to teach AI using…
Disney Patents a Way to Teach AI How to Cut Actors Out of Film Footage
Cutting an actor out of a scene frame by frame is one of the most tedious jobs in Hollywood. Disney is patenting…
Sony Patents a Way to Patch Video Games Without Stopping the Session
You know that moment when a game update drops and you have to close everything, wait for it to install, and restart…
Disney Patents a System That Resyncs Body Language When It Dubs Video Into Another Language
Bad dubbing is one of those things you notice immediately: the words don't match the mouth, and the hand gesture lands a…
Sony Patents a Laser Chip That Steers Its Own Light From the Inside
Sony is patenting a way to build a tiny laser that controls how its own light is focused, using a nano-patterned layer…
Samsung Patents a System That Double-Checks Its Own Health Advice Before Sending It
A health tip that's fine for most people could be wrong, or even risky, for someone with a specific condition. Samsung is…
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