Google Patents a Video Compression Method That Predicts Object Motion Between Frames
Every compressed video hides a mountain of math, and a big chunk of that math is just describing where things moved. Google's…
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Amazon Patents a Way to Send AI Picture-Quality Fixes Inside Your Video Stream
Amazon is filing a patent for a system that bundles AI model updates inside the same stream that delivers your video, letting…
Nvidia Patents an AI System That Decides Which Phone Requests Get Network Priority
Every time your phone touches a cell tower, it sends a connection request. Nvidia has filed a patent for an AI that…
Samsung's New Patent Lets Offline Devices Borrow GPS Location From Nearby Phones
Most location-sharing systems fall apart the moment a device loses its internet connection. Samsung's new patent flips that around by turning any…
Sony Patents Technology That Lets Viewers Replay Games From Any Camera Angle
What if every player's screen was teaching a server how to reconstruct a game world in three dimensions, so anyone could rewatch…
Google Patents a Way to Feed Different Text Instructions to Each Layer of Its AI Image Generator
Most AI image generators take a single text prompt and feed the same instructions to every part of the model. Google is…
Sony Patents a Way to Freeze Any Game Scene and Explore It From Any Angle
Sony has filed a patent for a system that lets you pause a moment in a game and then replay it from…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Hide Your Mouse Clicks from Your Own Computer
Your computer's operating system sees nearly everything you do, including where you click inside sensitive apps. Microsoft's latest patent describes a way…
Apple Patents a System That Locks a Copy of Every Photo Before Apps Can Touch It
Could you prove a photo on your phone hasn't been altered? A new Apple patent describes a system that saves a certified…
Apple Patents a Single Animation System That Drives 2D and 3D Graphics Together
Mixing flat icons with three-dimensional scenes on a screen sounds simple until you realize the two graphics systems powering them barely speak…
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