Qualcomm Patent Targets AI-Driven Antenna Selection to Predict Signal Drops Early
Your phone normally waits for a signal to get bad before switching antennas. Qualcomm wants it to predict the problem and switch…
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Qualcomm Patents a Chip Design That Keeps Two Graphics Jobs Processing Simultaneously
Mobile GPUs typically finish one graphics job before starting the next, leaving parts of the chip sitting idle. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Sends Where You Are Looking to the Cloud Before Your Screen Updates
Rendering a convincing AR scene in real time is one of the hardest problems in computing, and Qualcomm thinks the answer is…
Qualcomm Patents a Multi-Scale Lidar Motion Tracker for Self-Driving Cars
To drive safely, a self-driving car doesn't just need to see the world around it, it needs to understand how everything in…
Qualcomm Patent Bundles Sparse AR Layers to Cut Split Display Bandwidth
Sending AR graphics wirelessly to a headset display is surprisingly wasteful when each floating label, icon, or overlay travels as its own…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Tells Networks Where Wireless Signals Actually Reach
Qualcomm is working on a way for wireless devices to tell the network exactly where their radio-based sensing signals are actually reaching,…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Creates Missing Video Frames From Surrounding Footage
When your camera misses a moment between two shots, Qualcomm wants an AI to invent the frame that should have been there…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Self-Driving Cars to Warn Human Drivers of Their Next Move
Self-driving cars are notoriously hard for human drivers to read. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way for autonomous vehicles to broadcast their…
Qualcomm Patents a Cellular Check-In System That Clears Drones to Fly
Before a drone can use a cellular connection to operate, Qualcomm's new patent would require it to pass an identity check and…
Sony Patent Uses Camera Images to Verify and Boost Depth Sensor Reliability
Depth sensors can lie, and Sony wants a way to catch them in the act. This patent describes a system that measures…
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