Google Patents a Method for Measuring Quantum Computer Accuracy Gate by Gate
Before a quantum computer can do anything useful, you need to know how badly it's getting things wrong. Google's new patent tackles…
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Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Multiple Screens Perfectly in Sync on One Chip
Every time a device drives two or more screens at once, there's a hidden timing problem: keeping all those image streams perfectly…
Sony Patents a System That Copies a Film Director's Camera Style for New Scripts
Sony is patenting a way to bottle a film director's visual signature, so that new scripts can be shot, automatically, in the…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Cancels Accidental Touches When You Open It
Tri-fold phones have a unique problem: if you tap something on one panel and then open another panel a split second later,…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix That Keeps Memory Calculations Faster When Chips Think for Themselves
Qualcomm is patenting a system that lets a processor use two completely different rules for addressing memory depending on what kind of…
Apple Patents a System That Decides Whether Your Tap Actually Counts
Moving your head while tapping a button in augmented reality is a recipe for phantom clicks. Apple's latest patent describes a system…
Sony Patents Factory Sensor That Spots Tiny Cracks the Moment They Appear
Sony has filed a patent for a surface-inspection system that replaces slow, frame-by-frame cameras with a sensor that only reacts when something…
Meta Patents AR Glasses That Scroll Menus Based on Finger Rub Speed
Rubbing your thumb over your index finger slowly might scroll one item at a time, while a quick forceful swipe jumps you…
Disney Patents a System That Tracks Ride Vehicles Between Sensor Points
Disney has filed a patent for a system that knows where a ride vehicle is even when no sensor is directly watching…
Google Patents a Way to Split Privacy Protection Across Multiple Servers
When one system controls all the privacy protection on sensitive data, a single bad actor can undo it. Google's new patent spreads…
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