Samsung Patents a Display System That Adapts Virtual Overlays to AR and VR Contexts
Samsung is patenting a system that automatically reshapes virtual helper objects depending on whether you're looking at the real world through a…
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Samsung Patents a Two-Stage Braking System for Its Rolling Robots
Samsung's new patent teaches a robot to ease off its brakes mid-stop — cutting motor power once it's already coasting to a…
Samsung Patents a Display That Refreshes Differently Based on Network State
Samsung is patenting a system where a display's image update speed is directly tied to whether the device's radio is on or…
Samsung Patents an Antenna System Built Into Its Sliding-Screen Phone Frame
Sliding-screen phones are a nightmare for antenna engineers — the frame physically changes shape as you extend the display. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents an AI Assistant That Plans Multi-Device Tasks Before Acting
Most voice assistants react to what you say. Samsung's new patent describes one that figures out what you *meant*, builds a multi-step…
Samsung Patents a Depth-Map System That Sharpens How Images Appear on Display
Samsung is patenting a way to make images look better on-screen by figuring out which objects in a scene are closest to…
Samsung Patents a Lower-Power Way to Find Nearby Wi-Fi Devices
Finding nearby devices over Wi-Fi usually means your phone has to stay in sync with a shared clock — Samsung's patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Temperature-Aware Storage System Built for Self-Driving Cars
Flash memory behaves differently when it's hot or cold — and in a car, that variance can be extreme. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a System That Turns Everyday Objects Into Device Controls
Samsung is working on a way to let you point at a physical object — a pen, a coffee mug, whatever —…
Samsung Patents Earbuds That Fix Their Own Fit With a Tiny Valve
Your earbuds can't tell when they're sitting crooked in your ear — but Samsung is patenting a system that can, and automatically…
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