IBM Patents a Virtual World Built From Your Shopping and Social Media History
IBM's patent application describes a virtual world that studies what you buy, post and photograph, then builds the scene, stocks the shelves…
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Adobe Files Patent for Turning Flat AI Images Into Layered, Editable Artwork
Ask an AI for a simple rocket and you get a flat picture with no parts you can move. Adobe's patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Phone Assistant That Waits on Hold and Gets Firm in Your Voice
Samsung's patent application describes an AI that waits on hold for you, then talks to the customer service agent in your own…
Nvidia Patents Camera Software That Learns Normal Traffic and Flags Anything Strange
Most of what the world's cameras record is boring, so Nvidia's new filing teaches an AI what boring looks like and flags…
A New Qualcomm Patent Teaches Phones to Spot Fake Signals That Cut Off Service
One forged message can send your phone to a corner of the 5G channel where nobody is listening, and your connection stalls.…
Sony Files Patent for Headphones That Keep Playing When You Sing Along
Some headphones pause your music the moment they hear you speak, which is a problem when you're the one singing. A new…
Microsoft Files Patent for Rounding AI Numbers More Carefully to Speed Up Chatbots
A chatbot's few oversized numbers can wreck the shortcuts that make it fast. Microsoft's patent gives every row and column its own…
Samsung Files Patent for Faster Tracking of Real Objects in AR Apps
Samsung's patent application describes a way for AR software to work out how a real object is positioned and tilted without redrawing…
Adobe Patents a Proofreader That Checks an AI's Database Searches Before Running Them
Ask an AI a question about a database and it can write a search so garbled that it asks for movies that…
Qualcomm Files Patent for Driver-Assist Tech That Reads Brake Lights Through Fog and Glare
Qualcomm's patent application teaches driver-assist software to read another car's brake lights and turn signals. It weighs three kinds of sensors, a…
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