Nvidia Files Patent to Pick the Right Lane Without Detailed Self-Driving Maps
Your phone's navigation app already says things like 'keep right to merge onto I-90 East.' Nvidia's new patent describes a car that…
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Google Files Patent to Let Apps Redraw Their Buttons and Icons on the Fly
Google's filing swaps finished artwork for a small math formula that your device solves on the spot, so one button can look…
Nvidia Files Patent for Cars That Guess Which Turn You Plan to Take
Your turn signal tells a car you're turning, but not which of two nearby streets you mean. Nvidia's patent application tries to…
Google Files Patent to Fix Blurry, Grainy Photos by Training AI on Fake Flaws
Google's filing trains one compact photo-fixing model by having several specialist models teach it, each an expert in a different flaw like…
Samsung Files Patent for a Voice Assistant That Checks the Weather Before Cooling Your Home
Tell your phone to 'make the house comfortable' and, under this Samsung filing, it first checks the weather outside, your usual settings…
A New IBM Patent Mixes Virtual Event Crowds Based on How Excited You Are
A virtual concert could rebuild the crowd around you in real time, swapping in fans from other rooms whenever your excitement rises…
Sony Files Patent to Let AI Write the Code That Feeds Game-Testing Bots
Before an AI bot can test a video game, someone has to teach the game to report what's happening. Sony's filing hands…
Microsoft Files Patent to Lock Away Only the Password in a Message, Leaving the Rest Readable
Microsoft's filing describes software that catches a password mid-message and swaps it for a locked link, so the rest of what you…
IBM Files Patent to Have a Big AI Grade a Small AI's Coding Homework
IBM's patent application has one AI write code and a bigger AI grade it. The big AI then breaks the good answers…
IBM Files Patent to Make AI Coding Tools Remember What Your Code Is For
A family-tree method from biology sits at the center of IBM's new patent, which tries to teach AI coding tools what each…
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