IBM Patents a Drone-Based System That Extends a Car's Vision in Fog or Snow
Fog and heavy snow are genuinely hard problems for self-driving cars — the sensors that work great in sunshine can go nearly…
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IBM Patents an Automated System for Moving Containers Between Servers Quickly
Moving a containerized app between servers is one of those tasks that sounds simple but quietly involves a dozen manual steps that…
IBM Patents a Way to Encrypt Live Databases Without Any Downtime
Encrypting a production database usually means taking it offline — sometimes for hours. IBM's new patent describes a way to do the…
IBM Patents a System That Wakes Storage Drives Up Before You Need Them
Every time your computer wakes a sleeping storage drive, there's a delay — sometimes hundreds of milliseconds. IBM wants to eliminate that…
IBM Patents a Real-Time System That Catches Unstable Industrial Loads Before They Tip
Every time a loader dumps another scoop of ore, gravel, or grain onto a pile, hidden air pockets can form — and…
IBM Patents a Risk-Scoring Guardrail That Stops AI Agents Before They Do Something Costly
AI agents that autonomously run business tasks are only as safe as the guardrails around them. IBM's new patent describes a risk-scoring…
Adobe Patents an AI System That Cleans Up Sloppy Object-Removal Edges
Removing an object from a photo sounds simple until the AI leaves a halo of leftover pixels at the edge. Adobe's new…
Adobe Patents a System That Uses Influencer Posts to Predict Product Demand
Adobe wants to watch what influencers post across social platforms, match those posts to product catalogs, and automatically route ads to audiences…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Bundle Matrix Math Instructions Before They Hit the Accelerator
Every time a CPU fires an instruction at a hardware accelerator, there's overhead in the handoff. Qualcomm's new patent is about collapsing…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Build Digital Twins from Distributed Camera Networks
Qualcomm is patenting a method for stitching together live visual feeds from multiple network nodes into a real-time 3D model of a…
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