IBM Patents Technology That Links Brain Signals Directly to Search and Retrieval
IBM has patented a system that monitors your brain activity in real time, pairs it with data about what's happening around you,…
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Microsoft Patents a Computing System That Uses Light From Transparent Displays as Its Processor
Instead of sending data through chips in the usual way, Microsoft is exploring whether the light emitted by a group of transparent…
IBM Patents a System That Tailors Public Screen Content to Whoever Is Nearby
That TV in the airport gate or hotel lobby could soon be watching who's watching it, then reshuffling what it shows based…
Microsoft Patents a Touchpad That Fakes the Feel of Different Surfaces
Microsoft is working on a laptop touchpad that doesn't just click, it could make your finger feel like it's dragging across sandpaper,…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Give Networks a Peek Inside Encrypted Traffic
When you stream a video over a modern connection, the network carrying your data is essentially flying blind because everything is encrypted.…
Samsung Patents Tiny Glass Cuts That Stop Foldable Phone Screens From Cracking
Cracking glass is the nemesis of every foldable phone, and Samsung's answer is to engineer tiny, precisely sized gaps right into the…
Qualcomm Patents a Screen That Moves Buttons Out of the Way When You Fold It
Foldable phones are a hardware story that software keeps failing to finish. Qualcomm's new patent describes a system that automatically rearranges the…
Samsung Patent Shows Three-Panel Phone That Automatically Rearranges Apps When Unfolded
Samsung is thinking carefully about one deceptively hard problem with foldable phones: what happens to your apps when you unfold the thing?…
Qualcomm Patents a Hardware Chip That Decides Which Tasks Run First
Every time a processor juggles multiple tasks, software has to stop and figure out what's most urgent. Qualcomm wants a dedicated piece…
Sony Patents a Way to Make Your VR Avatar's Elbows Bend Correctly
Your VR avatar's arms have always looked a little wrong, and Sony thinks it knows exactly why: the system isn't watching your…
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