Samsung Patents a Way for Storage Drives to Report Their Own Data Status
When your computer asks a storage drive what's going on with a piece of data, today's drives often give a vague answer.…
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Apple Patents a Way to Toss Video Between Screens With a Live Animation
Point your iPhone at a screen showing a video, make a gesture, and watch the video animate its way to a different…
Wing Aviation Patents a Rail System That Calibrates Drones Before They Fly
Before every flight, a delivery drone needs to know its sensors are working correctly. Wing Aviation has patented a way to automate…
Sony Patents a Two-Sensor Robot Foot That Feels the Ground Beneath It
Walking robots usually need expensive, complicated sensors just to feel the floor. Sony is filing a patent on a simpler approach: two…
Sony Patents an AI That Rebuilds Your App's Interface While You Use It
Sony has filed a patent for a system that watches what you're doing inside an app and, in real time, asks an…
Qualcomm Patents a System for Sending Different Picture Quality to Each Person in a Shared AR Scene
Two people sharing the same virtual space don't have to wear identical headsets. Qualcomm is patenting a way for one processor to…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep VR Headsets Tracking Hands During Fast Movements
Every VR headset user has experienced the frustration of their virtual hands disappearing or jumping when they move too quickly. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Memory Module That Moves Its Own Data Between Servers
Most memory modules just sit there and wait for instructions. Samsung is patenting one that can pack up its own data and…
Sony Patents Shutter Glasses That Add a Private Layer to Massive Public Screens
Sony has filed a patent for glasses that can read a giant stadium screen and slip a personal layer of augmented content…
Samsung Patents a Fix for Storage Drives That Run Out of Instructions to Process
When a storage drive's command queue fills up, work stalls. Samsung's new patent describes a way to sidestep that ceiling without redesigning…
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