Samsung Patents a Method to Shrink AI Models While Keeping Them Accurate
Running a large AI model on a phone or a smartwatch is expensive in battery and memory. Samsung has filed a patent…
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Nvidia Patents a Way for Cameras to Track Exactly Where Objects Are Moving in Video
Knowing not just where an object is in a single photo, but where it's going from frame to frame, is one of…
Nvidia Patents a System That Calibrates Sensors by Watching What They Detect
Keeping a camera or lidar sensor perfectly calibrated is tedious work that usually requires special targets and a technician. Nvidia's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Photo Editor That Uses 3D Models to Reposition Subjects
Moving someone in a photo sounds simple until you see the hollow silhouette and smeared background they leave behind. Samsung is filing…
Samsung Patents an On-Device AI That Learns New Objects Without Forgetting Old Ones
Teaching an AI to recognize new things usually makes it forget old ones. Samsung's patent describes a way to solve that, right…
Microsoft Patents a Three-Model AI System for Writing Story Captions from Photos
Writing a one-line photo caption is hard enough. Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that writes full story-style paragraphs about…
Sony Patents an AI That Fuses Invisible Light Into Your Photos to Fix Them
Your camera can only see so much. Sony is patenting a system that uses invisible wavelengths of light, captured alongside a normal…
Sony Patents a System That Checks Its Own Soil Sensors for Interference
Soil sensors only work well if nothing is blocking them. Sony has filed a patent for a system that can tell, on…
Qualcomm Patents a Cover-Glass Fault Detector That Keeps XR Lasers Safe
The depth-sensing laser in an AR or VR headset sits millimeters from your eyes. Qualcomm has patented a way to detect a…
Sony Patents a Distance-Measuring Camera That Adjusts Itself to Changing Lighting Conditions
Depth sensors, the cameras that measure how far away things are, fall apart when the light changes. Sony is filing a patent…
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