Qualcomm Patents a Cellular Network System for Locating Connected Physical Objects
Your phone already knows where it is — but what about the cheap wireless tag attached to your luggage or warehouse shelf?…
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Qualcomm Patents a Way to Handle Too Many Geofences at Once
Your phone tracks dozens of invisible location boundaries at once — and when memory runs out, something has to give. Qualcomm's new…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Build 3D Scenes by Picking Only the Best Camera Shots
Building a 3D model from photos sounds simple — just take a bunch of pictures. But the tricky part is knowing which…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Lock Video Frames in Sync Across Two Separate Screens
Ever watched a video split across two screens and noticed one side is ever-so-slightly ahead of the other? Qualcomm has filed a…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera That Focuses Its Processing Power Where Your Eyes Do
Your eyes don't look at every part of a scene equally — so why should your camera chip work equally hard on…
Samsung Patents a Way to Share Two App Screens, With Independent Audio, to Another Device at Once
Imagine casting your phone screen to a TV while music plays — then opening a video call, and having both apps stream…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Track Device Movement Using Radio Signal Snapshots
Your phone is constantly sending little radio pulses to the network — and Qualcomm wants to use those pulses, taken at different…
Qualcomm Patents a Three-Stage AI System That Skips Work Until Something Changes
Running AI models constantly is expensive — on a phone or a connected device, it drains the battery and burns processing power.…
Qualcomm Patents a Traffic-Aware System for Balancing AI Tasks on Wi-Fi Routers
Your Wi-Fi router is getting smarter — and busier. Qualcomm is patenting a way to make sure all those AI tasks running…
Qualcomm Patents a Touchscreen That Scans Your Finger Faster Than the Rest of the Screen
Your phone's touchscreen scans its entire surface at the same rate, whether your finger is moving or not. Qualcomm wants to change…
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