New Patent Teaches AI to Map Connections Between Malicious Web Apps
Most malware detectors look at apps one at a time. Microsoft's new patent wants to build a relationship map — catching threats…
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Patent Adjusts AR Headset Image Sharpness Where Your Eyes Focus Based on Light
AR and VR headsets already cheat by rendering the part of the screen you're not looking at in lower quality — saving…
New Search Index Patent Unifies Text and Image Queries
What if searching for a product photo and typing its name returned the exact same result — not just similar results, but…
Microsoft Patents an Image Search That Reads What a Picture Means
Most image search works by matching pixels and colors — Microsoft's new patent wants to match meaning instead, understanding the relationships between…
Microsoft Patents a System That Maps Blueprint Labels Onto Real-World Photos
Imagine pointing a camera at a server rack or a factory machine and seeing every part automatically labeled — pulled directly from…
Microsoft Patents AI That Colors Heat-Detecting Footage Differently for Each Object Type
Thermal cameras show you heat — but they can't tell you what's hot. Microsoft's new patent describes a system that figures out…
Microsoft Patents a Paper-Thin Lens That Makes Thermal Cameras See in Much Finer Detail
Thermal cameras — the kind that 'see' heat instead of light — have always needed bulky, expensive optics to produce a sharp…
Microsoft Patents a Fix for Mismatched Colors When AI Removes Objects From Photos
Anyone who's tried to swap text in a photo using an AI editor has seen it: the replaced area looks slightly off,…
Meta Patents a Way to Copy Motion From One Video and Paste It Into a 3D Scene
Imagine being able to take the swaying dance moves from one video clip and automatically apply them to a completely different 3D…
Gesture and Voice Can Now Work Together to Control AI Assistants
Talking to an AI assistant is useful — but what if you could point at something while you speak, and the AI…
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