Microsoft Patents a Security Filing That Only Lets Verified Senders Pass Data Through
Most network security tools try to filter bad traffic. This Microsoft patent takes a different approach: it only lets traffic flow in…
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Google Patents a Scroll Bar Bubble That Suggests Related Content as You Read
Google has filed a patent for a small pop-up bubble that sits right next to your scroll bar and updates its suggestions…
Apple Patents a System That Adjusts Alert Volume Based on Background Noise
Your phone plays a notification at the same volume whether you're in a library or standing next to a blender. Apple's new…
Microsoft Patents a Tiny Dot Pattern That Pushes AR Glasses Light Outward
Getting a crisp, evenly lit image to pour out of a paper-thin lens is one of the hardest unsolved problems in AR…
Apple Patents a System That Pushes Related Content Across All Your Devices at Once
When you ask one Apple device to show you something, this patent describes a system that automatically figures out what related content…
Google Patents a Way to Search All Your Streaming Apps at Once with a Voice Query
When you ask a voice assistant to find a show, it usually searches one app at a time. Google has filed a…
Samsung Patents a Way to Fill in Dropped Audio Using Your Other Earbud
When one of your wireless earbuds loses its audio connection for a split second, the result is a distracting gap or glitch.…
Microsoft Patents a Nanoscale Grating Layer to Sharpen AR Headset Displays
Getting light out of a tiny AR lens without losing clarity or introducing glare is one of the hardest engineering problems in…
Apple Patents a System That Suggests What to Do Next Based on What You Just Saved
Every time you save something on your phone or in a spatial headset, the context of what you were looking at vanishes.…
Google Patents a Fix for AR Glasses That Lose Accuracy When the Frame Flexes
If your augmented reality glasses bend even slightly while you're wearing them, the digital images they project can drift out of position.…
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