Qualcomm Patents a Camera That Refocuses Based on How You Move
Your phone already knows when you're moving, Qualcomm wants to use that information to set focus before the shutter fires, not after.
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Google Patent Teaches Wearables to Wake Up Only at the Right Moment
Your smartwatch lights up constantly for nothing. Google is patenting a system that figures out what you're doing first, then decides whether…
Intel Patents a Ray Tracing Shortcut That Skips Dead-End Geometry Checks
Ray tracing makes 3D graphics look stunning, but it's also brutally expensive in computing terms. Intel's new patent targets one of the…
Apple Patents a Camera That Bounces Light Twice to Zoom Without Bulk
Getting a powerful zoom camera into a thin smartphone is an engineering puzzle. Apple's latest patent describes a system that bends light…
Intel Patents a Way to Pack Odd-Sized AI Data Into Chip Memory Without Wasting Space
Modern AI models increasingly run on low-precision numbers that don't fit neatly into standard chip memory slots. Intel's new patent describes a…
Qualcomm Patents a Dedicated Engine for Fixing Distorted Images in XR Displays
Every VR and AR headset has to constantly fix its own image distortion in real time. Qualcomm wants to hand that job…
Intel Patents AI Chip Math That Swaps Multiplications for Pre-Calculated Answer Sheets
Instead of doing the actual math that neural networks require millions of times per second, Intel wants chips to look up pre-computed…
Sony Patent Uses Ceiling-Reflected Sound to Track Game Controller Position
Sony wants to track where your controller is in a room by listening to how sound bounces off your ceiling. It is…
Qualcomm Patents a Memory Chip That Runs AI Calculations On Its Own
Every time your phone runs an AI task, data shuttles back and forth between memory and the processor dozens of times per…
Intel Patent: Faster 3D Scene Rendering Through Smarter Geometry Sorting and Culling
Intel has filed a patent for a technique that takes the spatial-organization hardware normally used for ray tracing and puts it to…
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