Samsung Patents a Template-Matching System for More Efficient Video Decoding
Samsung is patenting a way to make video decoders smarter about how they find matching image blocks — a small but potentially…
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Samsung Patents a Camera That Pre-Focuses Before You See the Viewfinder
Samsung is patenting a way to have your phone's camera already focused on your subject before the camera app has even finished…
Samsung Patents a Layer-by-Layer 3D Escape Route Finder for Robots
When a robot rolls into a crowded hallway, it doesn't just need to know what's blocking the floor — it needs to…
Samsung Patents a Display Panel With a 5G Antenna Array Built Into Its Edge
Samsung Display is trying to solve one of mmWave 5G's messiest hardware problems — where to put the antennas — by building…
Samsung Patents an In-Car Display That Shows Notifications Based on Where You're Looking
Samsung is working on a car display that watches your eyes and decides whether — and how — to show you a…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Level Battery Short Circuit Detection System
A short circuit inside a phone or laptop battery doesn't always announce itself dramatically — it can smolder quietly for a long…
Samsung Display Patents a Vibration-Pattern System for Catching Factory Equipment Failures Early
Samsung Display is patenting a system that listens to the vibrations of factory machines and matches those patterns against a library of…
IBM Patents a Time-Expiring Certificate System for Locking Down Secure VM Traffic
IBM's new patent tackles a real headache in confidential computing: how do you make sure two secure virtual machines are actually allowed…
IBM Patents a Chip Stack That Combines Fast DRAM and Flash Storage
IBM is patenting a memory architecture that physically stacks fast DRAM chips together with NAND flash storage in a single package —…
IBM Patents a System That Automatically Fixes App Memory Access Failures
When an app tries to touch protected OS memory and gets rejected, someone has to clean up the mess. IBM's new patent…
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