Samsung Patents a System That Lets Users Dial In How Hard Their Powered Suit Pushes Back
Samsung is working on a way to let you pick a workout and a "feel" from a menu, then have a powered…
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Sony's New Patent Encodes Game Video by Region Using Hidden Image Data
Sony has found a way to teach a video encoder which parts of a frame deserve more care, by hiding instructions inside…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for AR Headsets to Negotiate Their Own Workload With the Network
Running augmented reality on a headset is expensive in two ways: battery and bandwidth. Qualcomm's new patent lets the headset and the…
Intel Patents Automatic Wi-Fi Setup for Connected Home and Industrial Devices
Every smart sensor, thermostat, or industrial gadget that joins a new Wi-Fi network today usually requires someone to type in credentials or…
Qualcomm Patents Faster Camera Technology That Measures How Far Away Objects Are
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a depth-sensing system that can shift gears mid-frame, doing a full pixel scan when it needs…
IBM Patents a Way to Shrink Encrypted Data Before Sending It
Encryption and compression normally can't work together because encrypted data looks like random noise. IBM's new patent describes a clever workaround that…
Meta Patent Would Use Facial Recognition Cameras to Log Your Every Move
Meta has filed a patent for a camera system that automatically identifies who is in the frame using facial recognition and then…
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Trims Color Data to Cut Costs
Sony's imaging division has patented a way to capture rich, multi-color scenes and then trim that data down inside the sensor itself,…
Samsung Patents a TV That Auto-Crops Short Videos to Fit a Split Screen
Samsung is working on a TV interface that plays multiple short-form video playlists side by side and silently fixes the moment a…
Samsung's New Patent Enables Silent Remote Calls That Share Field Worker Locations
Samsung has patented a way to automatically share a device's location during a "remote ambient call", a type of silent, one-way monitoring…
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