Sony Patents a Projector That Reroutes Its Image Around Obstructions
A hand drifting through a projected menu usually breaks the whole interaction. Sony's new patent describes a projector smart enough to detect…
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Nvidia Patents an AI That Routes Your Questions to a Panel of Specialist AIs
Instead of one AI trying to know everything, Nvidia's patent describes a coordinator AI that farms out your question to a group…
Google Patents a Way to Let AI Assistants Run App Tasks Without Tapping the Screen
Google has a plan to make AI assistants actually useful inside your apps, and it doesn't require app developers to do much…
Samsung Patents a Storage Chip That Pre-Loads Broken-Up Files Before Your Device Asks
Files stored on your phone are often split into dozens of scattered pieces. Samsung's new patent describes a storage chip that figures…
Apple Patents a Two-Device System That Sharpens Only What Your Eyes Are Looking At
Your eyes only see fine detail in a small patch at the center of your vision, and Apple wants to exploit that…
Apple Patents a Headset Display That Adjusts 3D Depth as You Move
When you shift your head inside a VR or mixed-reality headset, virtual objects can look oddly flat or weirdly exaggerated. Apple is…
Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Slows Down When Placed on a High Surface
Every robot vacuum owner has picked up their machine and set it on a table or counter to clean around it. Samsung's…
Microsoft Patents a System That Automatically Rewrites Its Own AI Prompts
Getting useful answers from an AI often comes down to how well the question is written. Microsoft is patenting a way to…
IBM Patents a System That Rewrites Your AI Prompts Before the Model Ever Sees Them
Getting useful answers out of an AI often depends on how well you phrase the question, and most people aren't great at…
IBM Patents an AI System That Identifies Which Information Matters When Comparing Duplicate Entries
Every large company has the same headache: two databases that both contain a "John Smith" but nobody knows if it's the same…
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