Nvidia Files Patent to Help Self-Driving Cars Focus on the Few Vehicles That Matter
Most of what a self-driving car sees never gets followed. Nvidia's patent application describes a filter that throws out far-lane traffic, and…
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Samsung Files Patent to Turn Your Photo Into Custom App Icons
Samsung describes a phone that takes your photo and redraws every app icon with you in it: you in headphones on the…
Google Files Patent to Predict Health Risks From a Single Blood Test
Your lab report decides what counts as normal by comparing you to people your age and gender, a yardstick the filing says…
Nvidia Files Patent for AI That Spots and Describes Disease in Medical Scans
Doctors' notes on X-rays, like 'diffused opacity in left-lung,' turn out to be free training material. Nvidia's patent filing uses them to…
Intel Files Patent for Voice Software That Learns Your Speech From Everyday Chatter
Teaching a gadget your voice usually means reading sentences aloud. Intel's filing has a worn device learn from ordinary conversations, like ordering…
Sony Files Patent to Give Synthetic Voices Separate Controls for Accent and Mood
Sony's patent application describes an AI voice that can copy someone's sound, then change the mood or accent without touching the rest.…
Qualcomm Files Patent for a Depth-Scanning System That Focuses Where the Camera Spots Objects
A laser depth sensor that sprays evenly spaced dots across a room can miss a thin pencil entirely. Qualcomm's patent filing has…
Nvidia Files Patent to Help Self-Driving Cars Read Blinking Turn Signals
A flashing turn signal is lit in one camera frame and dark in the next, which makes it surprisingly hard for a…
Microsoft Files Patent for an Always-On Recorder That Deletes Everyone's Voice but Yours
Microsoft has described a phone or wearable that can listen all day but is built to forget everyone except you. It sorts…
Samsung Files Patent to Slow Any Video Moment While You Press and Hold
Press and hold on a video and your phone slows that moment down, even if the footage was never shot in slow…
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