Google Patents a Compact Optical Element to Fix High-Speed Fiber Dispersion
When light travels through fiber at very high speeds, different colors of light arrive at slightly different times — and that timing…
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Apple Patents a Gain Curve System for Smarter HDR Image Sharing
Ever sent a photo that looked stunning on your iPhone but washed out or over-bright on someone else's screen? Apple's new patent…
Apple Patents a System That Sizes Virtual Windows to Your Room
Ever wished your virtual monitor would just figure out how far away it should sit based on the size of your room?…
Apple Patents End-to-End AI Navigation of iPhone Screens Using Vision Language Models
Apple is patenting a system that lets an AI look at your phone screen, understand what's on it, and carry out multi-step…
Apple Patents a Sliding Optical Enclosure for Head-Mounted Displays
Apple's latest patent digs deep into the physical plumbing of a VR/AR headset — specifically, how the lens assembly slides into position…
Apple Patents a Display System That Moves Content to Follow Your Eyes
Apple is exploring a display technique that physically repositions on-screen content in real time based on where your eyes are looking —…
Apple Patents Eye-Tracking Filter That Corrects Gaze Data at Lens Boundaries
When you wear a headset and glance toward the edge of a lens, your eye tracker can pick up gaze data that's…
Apple Patents a System That Tracks Your Eye and Maps It in 3D at the Same Time
Apple's new patent describes a system that doesn't make you sit through a separate eye-enrollment process — instead, it quietly builds and…
Apple Patents a Context-Sensitive UI That Shows Different Controls Per Screen Region
Imagine pointing at different corners of a screen and getting completely different sets of controls — one for the lights in the…
Apple Patents a Smart Load-Balancing System for Hub Devices and Accessories
When you have a house full of smart home accessories, figuring out which hub should talk to which device is surprisingly hard.…
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