IBM Patents a Control System That Manages Quantum Computer Operations at Scale
Programming a quantum computer today is a bit like writing directly in machine code for every instruction. IBM is patenting a system…
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Apple Patents a System That Keeps AR Labels Stuck to Real Objects as You Move
Apple has filed a patent for a system that can spot a specific feature on a real-world object through a headset's cameras…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Keep Graphics Data on the Right Chip
When a graphics card is actually two chips sharing the work, getting them to stop passing data back and forth constantly is…
Microsoft's New Patent Protects an AI System That Maps Cause and Effect in Limited Farm Data
Farmers and climate scientists often have too little data to trust their models. Microsoft's new patent describes a way to fill those…
Apple Patents a Way to Cut the Lag Between Your Eyes and an AR Headset's Camera
When you wear a mixed-reality headset, every millisecond of delay between what the camera sees and what the display shows can make…
Apple Patents a Way to Show What Your Wearable Device Is Covering Up
When you strap a device to your wrist or hand, it hides the very thing it might need to show you. Apple's…
Apple Patents a Display System That Grabs the Sharpest Frame Piece Available
When your phone's display processor is racing to keep up, Apple wants a backup plan: a second image buffer standing by to…
Apple Patents a Slice-by-Slice Image Processing Method That Cuts Chip Memory Use
Apple is patenting a way to process images in narrow horizontal strips rather than loading an entire frame into chip memory at…
Google Patents an AI Filter That Sharpens Blocky Streaming Video Without Draining Your Processor
Every compressed video you watch carries invisible artifacts, blocky smears left behind when the encoder cuts corners to save space. Google's new…
Apple Patents a Way to Build a Complete Face Model by Combining Two Devices' Cameras
Your Apple headset can't see your whole face, so this patent asks a nearby device to fill in the gaps. The result…
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