Sony Files Patent for Keeping Surround Sound in Place When Audio Changes Formats
Convert a surround-sound mix from one format to another with plain math, and a sound meant for 30 degrees can end up…
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Qualcomm Patents Technology to Detect and Report Fake Network Connection Requests on Phones
Some of the control messages that tell your phone to reconnect to a cell tower travel without encryption, so a nearby attacker…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Checks Vehicle Safety Requirements Before Switching Network Coverage
Before your car's wireless connection moves from one cell tower to the next, Qualcomm's filing has the first tower ask the next…
Qualcomm Files Patent for Phones That Ask the Network for Their Own Connection Settings
When your phone overheats, it usually has to finish connecting to the network and wait for a setup message before it can…
Apple Files Patent for Signing Your Gadgets Onto a Cell Network All at Once
Every gadget you connect to a cell network normally has to prove who it is on its own. Apple's patent has one…
Apple Files Patent for Letting Your Phone Decide What Apps' Servers Can See
Apps can ask the cellular network for details about your phone, and today the network often answers without checking what you'd want.…
Qualcomm Patents a Phone Radio That Guesses When Your Data Is Coming
Your phone's radio spends the day guessing whether data is about to arrive. Qualcomm's patent application hands that guess to an AI…
Amazon's Zoox Files Patent for Deciding Which Streets Its Robotaxis Can Handle
Before a robotaxi company adds a new neighborhood, it has to guess whether its cars can cope with the school zones, steep…
Wing Files Patent for Delivery Drones That Map Their Own Charging Pads From Above
Move a charging pad or scuff a ground marker at a Wing drone site, and the next drone overhead may be the…
Amazon's Zoox Files Patent for Robotaxis That Warn You About Ice and Crowds
Your robotaxi could scan the sidewalk for ice and crowds while you're still inside, then send your phone a safer walking route…
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