Intel's New Patent Wants to Let You Whisper to Colleagues During Video Calls
Ever wanted to lean over and whisper something to a colleague during a video call without muting and texting? Intel is filing…
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Sony Patents a Microphone That Automatically Amplifies Whoever Is Speaking
Sony Interactive Entertainment is patenting a microphone system that automatically amplifies whoever is speaking in a group — so nobody has to…
Sony Patents a Way to Teach AI by Showing It the Easy Problem First
What if you could teach an AI to solve a hard problem by first making it practice the easy version in reverse?…
Sony Patents a Way to Stream 3D Scans at Any Detail Level from One File
Sony is working on a way to store 3D scans of real-world objects so that a weak device can load a low-detail…
Sony Patents an AI That Turns Your Photo Into a Game-Ready Avatar
Sony is filing patents for a system that takes a real photo of you and a few text descriptors, then generates an…
Sony's New Patent Lets Urgent Wi-Fi Traffic Cut the Line Mid-Transmission
Imagine your Wi-Fi router is halfway through downloading a large file when a VR headset suddenly needs a split-second response — Sony's…
Sony's New Patent Wants to Replace Your Controller With Your Body and Voice
Sony is exploring a way to let a machine learning model watch you, listen to you, and track your movements — then…
Sony Semiconductor Patents a Way to Keep Camera Sensors and Chips on the Same Encryption Key
When a camera sensor and its host processor disagree on which encryption key to use, you get corrupted or unreadable frames. Sony's…
Sony Patents an AI That Watches Your Game and Writes What It Sees
Sony is working on an AI layer that watches gameplay footage and automatically writes descriptions of what's happening on screen — think…
Samsung Patents a Higher-Melting-Point Solder Guard for Chip Packages
Solder bumps are one of the most failure-prone parts of a chip package — they melt, crack, and oxidize under heat. Samsung's…
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