Microsoft Patents Video That Lets Viewers Change What They See While Watching
What if you could swap out elements in a video while it was playing, and the file would remember your changes without…
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Samsung Patents a System for Passing Device Control Between Your Gadgets
Samsung has filed a patent for a way to let one device earn the right to control another, and then hand that…
Sony Patent Uses Nearby Object Tracking to Prevent Wireless Link Drops
Most wireless systems wait for a connection to break before trying to fix it. Sony is patenting a system that watches objects…
Apple Patents a Keyboard Shortcut That Moves a Running App Between Devices
Imagine you're reading a long article on your iPhone, then sit down at your Mac and want to keep going without hunting…
Apple Patents a Self-Reshaping Lens Controlled by One Wire
Apple is working on a lens that can physically change its own shape on command, controlled by a single wire looped around…
Samsung Patent Splits Federated AI Model Training Between Phones and Towers
Samsung has filed a patent describing a system where your phone helps train an AI model directly through a cell tower, without…
New Filing Could End Gaming Load Screens by Reading Players' Next Move
Sony has patented a system that watches what a game is doing in memory, recognizes where you are in the experience, and…
Apple Patents a Feature That Points You to the Nearest Cell Signal
You're in the middle of nowhere, your phone shows no signal, and you have no idea which direction to walk. Apple has…
Google Patents a Self-View Window in Video Calls That Moves Out of Your Way
That little thumbnail of your own face during a video call is useful, but it often ends up blocking something important. Google…
Sony Patent Reveals How Virtual Graphics Adapt When You Grip a Real Object
When you put a virtual skin over a real object in augmented reality, how do you know where to grab it without…
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