Google Patent Shows Street View Syncing Live With Draggable Map Controls
Google is patenting a way to keep a street-level view and an overhead map in perfect sync as you drag a marker…
Every patent we've covered
All Big Tech patents
Every Big Tech filing we've broken down, newest first. We read what the major companies publish and cover the ones worth knowing, in plain English.
Google Patent Targets Full-Range Blind Spot Detection With Three-Camera Vehicle System
A self-driving car needs to see a pedestrian stepping off a curb two feet away and a stopped truck two blocks ahead,…
Google Patents a System That Builds Custom Phone Shortcuts From Plain-English Requests
Instead of hunting through app settings to pin information to your home screen, Google is patenting a way to let you just…
Google Patent Reveals Voice Cloning Tech That Requires Just a Few Audio Clips
Google has patented a way to teach its text-to-speech AI to mimic a specific person's voice using only a handful of audio…
Google Patent Reveals Clickable Follow-Up Links Embedded Directly Within AI Responses
Google is patenting a system where its AI doesn't just answer your question, it also highlights key phrases in that answer and…
Google Patents Ad Slots in Maps That Follow the Shape of the Map Itself
Google is exploring a way to sell ad space inside Maps that isn't a plain rectangle dropped on top of the map,…
Google Patents a Method for Tracking Eye Movement Through Reflection Changes
Instead of scanning your entire eye many times per second, Google's new patent describes a camera that only wakes up when something…
New Patent Turns Your Existing Photos Into 3D Object Models
Google is patenting a platform that takes ordinary photos from multiple users, figures out what object each photo shows, and trains a…
Google Patents a Universal Microphone Button That Drops Into Any App
Instead of asking every app developer to build voice support from scratch, Google is patenting a ready-made microphone button that any app…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Pilot Robots From Inside a Teams-Style Meeting
Microsoft is patenting a setup where a person can steer a robot in the field without leaving their shared workspace, using the…
Get the weekly Patentlyze email
We read every patent application Big Tech publishes and send you the ones worth knowing. Plain English, free, every week.