Qualcomm Patents a Neural Network That Fuses GPS with Road Maps
GPS is notoriously unreliable in dense urban canyons — satellite signals bounce off buildings, and your phone thinks you're floating in the…
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Qualcomm Patents a Multi-Technology Cooperative Positioning System for Connected Devices
What if your phone's location wasn't just determined by GPS alone, but by a server that intelligently coordinated every positioning technology available…
Qualcomm Patents a Steering Torque System That Signals When Autopilot Is Active
One of the trickiest moments in autonomous driving isn't the car taking over — it's the moment you reach for the wheel.…
Qualcomm Patents a Feedback-Driven Multi-Technology Positioning Engine
Your phone uses GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular towers all at once to figure out where you are — but what if those…
Sony Patents a Dual-Layer Spherical Display System Using Frequency-Synced Shutter Headsets
Imagine sitting inside a giant glowing ball — and whether you're wearing a headset or not, you see a completely different image…
Sony Patents Real-Time Environmental Reflections for AR Virtual Objects
One of the biggest reasons AR objects look fake is that they don't reflect the world around them. Sony's latest patent tackles…
Sony Patents a Federated Learning System That Keeps Your Data Local
Sony is patenting a federated learning architecture that lets a central server improve an AI model using data from many devices —…
Sony Patents a Thermal Throttle for In-Car Cabin Monitoring Cameras
A car parked in the summer sun can turn into an oven — and that's a real problem for the cameras and…
Sony Patents an AI System That Diagnoses and Auto-Fixes Game Performance Bugs
Sony wants to automate one of the most tedious parts of game development: hunting down why your frame rate just tanked. A…
Sony Patents an AI Engine That Remixes Your Music to Match Video Game Moments
Imagine playing a tense boss fight — but instead of the game's original score, your own playlist is dynamically remixed in real-time…
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