Qualcomm Patents a Predictive Light-Control System for Motion-Tracked Devices
Qualcomm wants tracking cameras to stop reacting to where a device is — and start preparing for where it's going. The trick…
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Qualcomm Patents Object-Aided Localization That Works With Incomplete Visual Data
Most localization systems need a complete, clean view of a known object to figure out where they are. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Two-Phase RF Beam Narrowing System for Wireless Sensing
Qualcomm's latest patent describes a radar-like sensing trick for 5G radios: first scan wide with many beams to get a rough picture,…
Qualcomm Patents ML-Driven RF Fingerprint Positioning for 5G Devices
GPS is useless indoors, and cell tower triangulation is often too coarse. Qualcomm's latest patent proposes using machine learning to read the…
Qualcomm Patents Deep Auto Encoder System for Wireless Network Anomaly Detection
Qualcomm is filing patents on using deep auto encoders — a type of neural network that learns what 'normal' looks like —…
Qualcomm Patents Session-Key Scrambling for Sensor Data Security
Qualcomm wants to secure sensor data before it ever leaves the sensor — using a session-key scrambling approach that bakes encryption into…
Qualcomm Patents an Encryption Layer for Live Augmented Reality Calls
Qualcomm is patenting a way to lock down the 3D digital objects inside an AR call — so only the people who…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Skips Its Own ML Model to Save Power
What if your phone's AI could decide, mid-task, that it doesn't actually need to run the full neural network? Qualcomm is patenting…
Sony Patents a Method to Build 3D Head Meshes from a Single 2D Photo
Sony Interactive Entertainment has patented a way to generate a full 3D head mesh from a single 2D photo — without requiring…
Sony Files Patent for AI Games Generated From Your Car's Navigation Route
What if your road trip to the mountains automatically generated a fantasy adventure game set in — you guessed it — snowy…
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