Microsoft Patents Motion-Compensated Compression for 3D Point Cloud Video
Your phone's video codec has used motion compensation for decades — storing only what changed between frames instead of every pixel every…
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Microsoft Patents Block-Based Floating-Point Compression Using Shared Exponents
Floating-point numbers are notoriously expensive to store and move around — each one carries redundant metadata. Microsoft's new patent proposes a smarter…
Brainwaves Could Flag AI Errors the Moment They Appear
What if your AI assistant could tell it made a mistake just by noticing a flicker of surprise in your eyes? Microsoft…
Microsoft Patents a Real-Time Risk-Scoring System for Human and Bot Identities
When an employee — or an automated script — asks for extra permissions, Microsoft's patent wants a risk score calculated on the…
Microsoft Patents a Self-Reorganizing AI Agent Workflow System
Most AI agent pipelines run in a fixed order — Agent A, then B, then C — regardless of what they find…
Microsoft Patents Low-Cost Masking Circuit for Post-Quantum Cryptography
Quantum-resistant encryption is only useful if attackers can't extract keys by watching power consumption or timing. Microsoft's new patent targets that exact…
Meta Patents Frequency-Band Volume Control for Head-Wearable Devices
Instead of just turning everything up when it's loud, Meta's new patent describes a smarter approach: analyzing ambient noise across individual frequency…
Meta Patents an AI Image Editor That Picks Its Own Edit Tasks From Plain-Language Instructions
Instead of asking you to pick from a menu of filters or tools, Meta's new patent describes a system that reads what…
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Meta Patents an Adjustable Hinged Nose Bridge for Smart Glasses
Smart glasses that don't fit right don't get worn. Meta is patenting a small but practical fix: a nose bridge that clicks…
Google Patents a Smooth-Zoom System That Fixes Jumpy Camera Previews
Anyone who's used a phone camera knows the jarring jump when you zoom in — the preview stutters, shifts, or snaps to…
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