Microsoft Patents a System That Reads Satellite Images to Identify Forests and Crops
Microsoft is patenting a way to automatically tell a forest from a cornfield using satellite data, then trigger the right land-management response…
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Apple Patents a System for One Device to Coordinate Wireless Traffic Across a Group
Apple is patenting a way to let one device act as a mini traffic controller for a cluster of nearby devices borrowing…
Microsoft Patents a System That Hunts Down Dangerously Flawed Code in the Cloud
Every time a developer downloads a software package with a known security flaw, someone needs to find out quickly. Microsoft's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Way to Pull Apart Mixed Audio Into Separate Sound Objects
Imagine recording a video at a concert and later being able to turn down the crowd noise while keeping the music crisp.…
Microsoft Patents a Per-Customer Early Warning System for Cloud Slowdowns
Most cloud monitoring watches the whole network at once, which means small problems affecting specific customers get buried in the noise. Microsoft's…
Apple Patent Targets Wi-Fi Transmission Scheduling During Network Quiet Periods
Your phone's radio chip is doing nothing for tiny fractions of every second. Apple wants to use those gaps to sneak in…
New Patent Judges Apps by the Company They Keep to Catch Malware
Most malware detectors look at an app in isolation. Microsoft's new patent flips that around, teaching a model to judge whether an…
Apple Patents a Wi-Fi System That Checks Your Credentials Before You Can Join
Most Wi-Fi networks let any device in range start probing them for information. Apple's new patent describes a system where a device…
Samsung Patents a Timing Fix That Makes 5G Indoor Positioning More Accurate
Your phone figures out where you are by measuring how long signals take to arrive from nearby cell towers. Samsung has filed…
Samsung Patents a Power Circuit That Shuts Itself Off Before It Overheats
A voltage converter that can't stop itself from overcooking its own components is a common failure point in storage devices. Samsung's new…
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