Qualcomm Patents a System That Picks the Right AI Model for Your Phone's Conditions
Your phone might soon carry dozens of specialized AI models, and a tiny 'referee' network would decide, on the fly, which one…
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Samsung Patents a Single Camera Light That Switches Between Scanning and Mapping Faces
Samsung has filed a patent for a camera illumination module that can flip electrically between two completely different lighting patterns for depth…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Reads Colors and Measures Distance Simultaneously
Sony has filed a patent for a camera system that uses two specialized color sensors with overlapping light bands to calculate depth…
Intel Patent Explores EVs Charging and Discharging Based on Grid Energy Demand
Intel has filed a patent for a system that tells electric vehicles when to charge, when to push power back to the…
Sony Patent Connects Multiplayer Game Events to Specific In-Game Activities
When something dramatic happens in a multiplayer game, Sony wants its servers to automatically figure out which in-game activity caused it, and…
IBM Patent Keeps Cloud Services Running by Instantly Switching to a Backup Server
Most cloud services can spread work across many servers, but some tasks must run on exactly one at a time. IBM's new…
Sony Patents a Fix That Keeps Video Quality Settings From Going Haywire
A small numerical drift inside a video encoder can corrupt image quality, and Sony has patented a method to stop it before…
Samsung Patents a Phone That Slides Open to Reveal a Bigger Screen
Samsung is working on a phone where the screen physically slides out to become larger, and the device's protective trim pieces are…
Microsoft's New Patent Routes Tasks Across Devices Based on Each One's Strengths
Most software forces you to finish a task on the device where you started it, even when a different device would do…
Apple Patents a Reminder System That Reads Your App Activity
Apple is patenting a way to make reminders aware of what you were doing when you set them, so picking up where…
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