Samsung Patents an Image Sensor That Traps Air Between Its Color Filters
Samsung is filing patents on a camera sensor that deliberately leaves tiny air pockets sealed inside its structure, and the reason comes…
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IBM Patents an AI Agent That Turns Plain-English Instructions Into Web Browser Actions
Imagine telling a computer 'submit my expense report in the HR portal' and having it figure out every click and form field…
New IBM Patent Trains AI to Pinpoint Data Reformatting Needs
Before IBM's system asks an AI to reformat data, it does detective work first, building a map of precisely which characters are…
Virtual World Patent Lets Your Digital Character Overhear Nearby Group Conversations
Imagine standing in a crowded virtual room with two conversations happening at once. IBM's new patent would let your metaverse platform figure…
IBM Patents a System to Split Its Number-Crunching Hardware Into Independent Work Zones
IBM wants quantum computers to stop sitting idle between jobs. A new patent describes a system that carves a single quantum machine…
IBM Patents a System That Turns Software Into Ready-to-Ship Product Guides
Writing documentation is the chore every software team dreads and every manager complains about. IBM has filed a patent for a system…
IBM Patents an AI System That Automatically Sorts and Stores Table Data for Faster Retrieval
Every time an AI has to answer a question about a spreadsheet, it has to re-read the whole thing. IBM's new patent…
Red Hat Patents a Way to Feed Data Into a Virtual Machine Without the Host Seeing Inside
When you run a virtual machine in the cloud, the company hosting it can technically peek at its memory. Red Hat is…
Adobe Patents a Way to Match Ad Audiences Across Companies Without Sharing Personal Data
Adobe wants to let companies find overlapping audiences without ever handing over a single name, email address, or customer record. The trick…
Adobe Patents Technology That Answers Data Searches Without Exposing Real User Information
Adobe is patenting a way to let databases answer statistical questions about users without those databases ever actually storing the real answers.…
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