Samsung Files Patent to Make Your PIN Pad Look Like a Cat to Snoopers
Samsung has filed a patent application for a phone screen that shows you your PIN pad but shows anyone farther away a…
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Sony's New Patent Covers Headphones That Read Brain Waves to Tune Music and Visuals
A Sony patent application describes headphones that listen to your brain before they play to it. They find your personal brain rhythm,…
Sony Files Patent for Needle-Free Glucose Readings That Account for Body Water
Sony has filed for a blood sugar reader that sends faint microwaves into your skin, then corrects the result for how much…
Google Files Patent for Car Screens That Adapt to Weather, Battery and Crashes
Google's new filing teaches a car's software to read the situation: in the cold it can shut off screens to save battery,…
Tesla Files Patent to Cut a Camera Window Into Its Windshield's Inner Layers
A car windshield is a sandwich of glass, plastic and glass, and a camera looking through all three picks up the distortion.…
Waymo Files Patent to Grade a Self-Driving Car's Route One Step at a Time
Most driving AI learns by imitation. Waymo's filing describes grading the AI's own planned path, point by point, for crashes, comfort and…
Google Files Patent for Car Keys That Work Only Under Rules You Set
Your phone is your car key, until the battery dies. Google's patent describes a way to hand out temporary keys that come…
Tesla Files Patent for Underbody Fans That Vacuum a Car Onto the Road
Race cars use wings to press themselves onto the track, but wings only work once you are going fast. Tesla's patent application…
Waymo Files Patent to Stop Its Cars From Slamming the Brakes Over Tiny Sensor Glitches
Self-driving cars can overreact when a sensor guess shifts by a fraction of an inch. Waymo's patent describes safety zones the car…
Samsung Files Patent for a Health Sensor That Focuses Light Without Curved Glass
Samsung's filing describes a health sensor whose lenses and filters are flat surfaces covered in microscopic pillars, built to ignore the glare…
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