Qualcomm Patents Technology That Uses Signal Shifts to Pinpoint a Phone's Location
Your phone already uses GPS satellites to know where you are, but Qualcomm is patenting a way to use the physics of…
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Qualcomm Patents a Way to Tell When a Driver Overrides an Autopilot System
When a car's autopilot wants to turn left but you grab the wheel and go straight, something has to notice that conflict.…
Apple Patent Details How VR Headset Wearers Look to Nearby Observers
When you put on a VR headset, the people in the room with you lose track of your face and body. Apple…
New Patent Turns Cell Towers Into a Coordinated Radar Network
What if your phone carrier's towers could track objects in the physical world the same way radar does, without any dedicated radar…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Combines Camera and Radar Data to Spot Both Nearby and Distant Objects
Your car's sensors are great at spotting the pedestrian right in front of you, but what about the truck two blocks away?…
Apple Patent Reveals Smarter Location Tracking Designed to Preserve Battery Life
Your phone burns battery every time it has to fully wake up just to report its location to the network. Apple's latest…
Apple Patent Reveals Gaze-Based Controls for Hands-Free Vision Pro Operation
What happens when you're wearing a spatial computing headset and your hands are occupied? Apple's latest patent describes a system that automatically…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Devices to Pool Location Data for More Precise Positioning
Finding your exact location indoors is still surprisingly hard. Qualcomm's new patent describes a system where multiple nearby devices team up, sharing…
Qualcomm Patents Smart Glasses AI That Splits Processing Between Device and Cloud
Your smart glasses shouldn't have to beam every question to a distant server. Qualcomm's new patent describes a system that reads the…
New Patent Syncs Live Game Content to a Second Screen Based on Its Display Capabilities
Imagine your phone showing a live map, item inventory, or cutscene while your TV handles the main game action, and it all…
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