Samsung Patent Lets Cell Towers Hand Off Object Tracking to Nearby Towers
Your phone's cell tower can already track your position. Samsung's latest patent wants towers to coordinate that same trick for any moving…
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Qualcomm Patents a Two-Stage AI System That Warns Headset Users When Objects Enter Their Space
When you're deep in a virtual world, you can't see the chair you're about to walk into or the person heading your…
Qualcomm Patent Enables Nearby Devices to Detect Each Other Through Radio Signals
Your phone, tablet, and speakers could soon know exactly where they are relative to each other, and automatically adjust what they do…
Qualcomm Patent Tracks VR Controllers in 3D Space Using Fewer Lights
Tracking where a handheld controller is pointing in 3D space normally requires a ring of glowing markers. Qualcomm's new patent describes a…
Samsung Patents an AI System for Cleaner Wireless Signal Readings
Every wireless device constantly tries to measure its own connection quality, and that measurement process eats power and time. Samsung is patenting…
Qualcomm Patents a Color Processing System That Treats Your Central Vision Differently
Your eyes don't treat every part of your vision equally, and Qualcomm thinks your headset's color processor shouldn't either. This patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Cars to Decide When to Trust Other Vehicles' Safety Signals
Cars are starting to talk to each other, broadcasting their positions and movements over wireless networks. But what happens when those broadcasts…
Samsung Patents a Rechargeable Cell Designed to Slow Battery Degradation Over Time
One of the biggest unsolved problems in next-generation batteries is keeping the two main layers from degrading where they touch. Samsung's new…
Qualcomm Patents a Headset That Controls Menus by Tracking Where You Look
Qualcomm is patenting a system that lets an extended reality headset watch where your eyes are pointing and then automatically change what…
Samsung Patents a Crystal Powder That Could Let Batteries Charge Without Catching Fire
Samsung is patenting a brand-new material, a lithium compound with the chemical formula LiHfNaCl6, that could serve as the ion-conducting core of…
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