Google Patents a Passage-Scoring Filter for Multimodal AI Search
When you ask Google a question using both a photo and some text, how does the AI know which search results are…
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Google Patents a Mid-Generation Router That Picks the Right AI Model on the Fly
Instead of committing upfront to an expensive or cheap AI model, Google's patent describes a system that peeks inside a model mid-generation…
Google Patents a Dual LCoS Light Engine for AR Eyewear Displays
One of the biggest dirty secrets of AR displays is how much light they waste. Google's new patent takes direct aim at…
LiDAR Background Imaging Fills Gaps in Vehicle Range Data
Waymo's LiDAR sensors already fire laser pulses to map the world around a car — but what about the directions where those…
Google Patents a Two-Stage Person Detection System for Video Alerts
Google is patenting a smarter way to decide whether your security camera just saw a person — or just a rustling tree…
Google Patents a Speaker Surround That Catches Itself Under High Excursion
Push a speaker too hard and its flexible surround can tear, fold, or fail — often permanently. Google's new patent describes a…
Google Patents a Multi-Agent System That Merges Conflicting AI Prompts
What happens when two AI agents disagree about how to phrase a request to a generative model? Google's latest patent describes a…
Waymo Patents a Self-Navigating Depot Check-In System for Robotaxis
When a Waymo robotaxi needs service, who tells it where to park? A new patent answers that question — and it's more…
Google Patents a Two-Step Head-Gesture Detection System for Wearables
Nod to accept, shake to decline — Google is patenting a reliable way to make that actually work. The trick is using…
Google Patents an Overlapping Reflective Facet Waveguide for AR Displays
Getting light out of a tiny glass slab — evenly, brightly, and without dark bands — is one of the hardest unsolved…
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