Google Patents an AI Assistant That Reschedules Your Smart Home Routines to Save Energy
Google is patenting a version of its AI assistant that watches your smart home routines and proactively suggests better times to run…
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Google Patents a Self-Improving ML System for Prioritizing App Updates
Google is patenting a system that doesn't just decide which app updates to install first — it continuously pits two competing ML…
Google Patents a Group-Based System for Blocking Sensitive Data Transfers Between Apps
Google is patenting a way to treat apps as trusted clusters — so sensitive data inside one group of apps can't quietly…
Google Patents a QR Code System That Shares Alias Emails Instead of Your Real Address
Google has filed a patent for a QR code that hands out a fake-but-functional email address when someone scans it — so…
Google Patents a Compound Scaling Method for Neural Network Architecture
Building a bigger neural network isn't just about making it deeper — Google's patent describes a principled way to scale three separate…
Google Patents a Passage-Scoring Filter for Multimodal AI Search
When you ask Google a question using both a photo and some text, how does the AI know which search results are…
Google Patents a Mid-Generation Router That Picks the Right AI Model on the Fly
Instead of committing upfront to an expensive or cheap AI model, Google's patent describes a system that peeks inside a model mid-generation…
Google Patents a Dual LCoS Light Engine for AR Eyewear Displays
One of the biggest dirty secrets of AR displays is how much light they waste. Google's new patent takes direct aim at…
LiDAR Background Imaging Fills Gaps in Vehicle Range Data
Waymo's LiDAR sensors already fire laser pulses to map the world around a car — but what about the directions where those…
Google Patents a Two-Stage Person Detection System for Video Alerts
Google is patenting a smarter way to decide whether your security camera just saw a person — or just a rustling tree…
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