Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Combines Two Light Captures Before Saving a Photo
Sony's latest patent describes an image sensor that quietly blends two separate pixel readings together inside the chip itself — before the…
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New PlayStation Controller Patent Fixes Analog Stick Sensitivity
If you've ever adjusted your controller's stick sensitivity and felt like the curve wasn't quite right, Sony has filed a patent that…
Sony Patents a System That Color-Codes Each Performer's Part in Live Music Videos
Imagine watching a live band performance and instantly knowing which singer is carrying the melody right now — because their lyrics glow…
Sony Patents an Image Processor That Ignores the Parts of a Picture It Doesn’t Need
Most image processors crunch every pixel in a frame, whether it's relevant or not. Sony's new patent describes a chip that skips…
Sony Patents a Game Controller That Tells You When Your Settings Have Changed
Ever hit the wrong button mid-match and accidentally switched your controller layout without realizing it? Sony's new patent is designed to make…
Sony Patents a Press-Fit Grounding System for Camera Electronics
Sony has filed a patent for a camera body construction where the physical act of snapping the case shut automatically grounds the…
Intel Patents Technology That Gives AI Tasks Faster Direct Access to Chips
Intel has filed a patent for a scheduling system that lets AI workloads skip the usual software middleman and talk directly to…
Intel Patents a Network Card That Can Block Programs from Secretly Copying Your Data
Network monitoring tools are everywhere in modern data centers — but Intel's new patent describes a chip-level switch that can stop those…
Intel Patents Hardware That Encrypts High-Speed Internet Traffic Directly on the Network Chip
Every time you load a modern website, QUIC — the protocol behind most of today's fast web connections — puts significant encryption…
Intel Patents a System That Keeps AI Tasks Running in the Right Order Across Different Chips
AI models spend a huge chunk of their processing time on a single operation called 'attention' — and Intel has patented a…
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