Microsoft Patents a Readiness Check for Moving Work Logins to the Cloud
Moving a company's work sign-in system to the cloud means rebuilding the settings for every app, one by one. Microsoft's patent describes…
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Google Files Patent for a Tool That Tells Creators Where Viewers Will Quit
Google has filed a patent for a system that predicts the stretches of your video where viewers are likely to give up,…
Qualcomm Files Patent for Cameras That Judge Distance With One Lens or Two
A camera can work out how far away things are by looking through one lens, which is cheap but less exact, or…
Qualcomm Files Patent to Keep AI Apps From Bogging Down Your Wi-Fi Router
Your Wi-Fi router has one small chip, and an AI app that gets greedy can leave your connection slow and jumpy. Qualcomm's…
Sony Files Patent for Camera Images That Show Which Way Things Moved
Sony's camera sensor only reports what changes, and this patent application gives each pixel a short memory so a single still image…
Sony Files Patent for a Camera Sensor That Handles Both Dim Rooms and Bright Sun
A camera sensor that captures every pixel at the same instant has a noise problem, and Sony's fix is to let each…
Microsoft Files Patent for Hiding Your Name From the AI in Group Chats
When someone @-mentions you in a group chat, an AI helper should be able to reply to you by name. Microsoft's patent…
Google Files Patent for a Phone Camera That Zooms In Without Cutting Out Your Friends
Google has described a camera that zooms in on the main subject of a photo and still keeps the faces that matter,…
Google Files Patent for a Locked Vault That Guards Your Phone's Startup Secrets
Every time a device starts up, it handles secrets that prove it hasn't been tampered with. Google's filing moves those secrets into…
Sony Files Patent for a Drone Microphone That Hides From the Camera
Sony describes a drone that holds the microphone over a film set and keeps recalculating the closest spot to the actor that…
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