Microsoft Patents a Way to Stop Video Encoders from Fetching Data Across Two Chips at Once
Every time a video encoder copies a patch of image from one part of a frame to compress another, it has to…
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IBM Patents a System That Watches for Fake Behavior Inside Virtual Worlds
If someone in a virtual world acts like a bot, a scammer, or an impersonator, how would the platform know? IBM's new…
Microsoft Patents a Memory-Access Rule That Speeds Up Video Encoding Chips
Every time you stream a video or join a video call, a chip somewhere is frantically copying blocks of pixels around to…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Reach Servers That Can't Be Contacted Directly
Some servers are locked behind firewalls so tight that no outside device can call them directly. Nvidia's new patent describes a processor-level…
Samsung Patents Technology That Keeps Every Router in Your Home Talking in Sync
When multiple Wi-Fi access points broadcast on slightly different frequencies, the result is interference, dropped connections, and wasted airtime. Samsung's new patent…
Tesla Files Patent for a Solar Panel Mount That Fits Into Tile Roofs
Mounting solar panels on a tile roof is one of the trickiest installation jobs in residential construction. Tesla's latest patent describes a…
Google Patents a Self-Adjusting Compression System That Shrinks Video Files Faster
Every time a video streams to your phone, a tiny probability model is working overtime to guess what comes next in the…
Google Patents Technology That Reconstructs Video by Layering Motion and Still-Image Estimates
Every time you watch a compressed video, your device is guessing what most of the picture looks like rather than storing every…
Apple Patents an Adaptive System for Guessing Where Video Pixels Move Next
Every time you stream a video, your device is making thousands of tiny guesses about where objects will move between frames. Apple's…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Automatically Frames Its Own Picture
Keystone correction has been a manual chore for decades. Samsung's new patent describes a projector that reads the wall in front of…
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