Sony Patent Switches VR View to Real World Mid-Game
Imagine you're deep in a VR world and someone walks into your room, or your character dies, and your headset automatically shows…
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Samsung Patent Tackles Sensor Blind Spots in Self-Driving Cars
Every self-driving car has a dirty secret: the physical frame holding its sensors together creates blind spots the sensors can't see around.…
Google Patent Speeds Up Video Encoding With Parallel Compression Threads
Compressing video is slow, sequential work. Google's new patent describes a way to split that work into parallel lanes that still share…
Google Patent Uses Distance Data and Subject Isolation to Sharpen Photo Edits
Google is patenting a photo editing system that knows not just what's in a picture, but exactly how far away each object…
Waymo Patent Teaches Self-Driving Cars to React to Hidden Pedestrians
A Waymo car approaching a blind corner can't see what's hiding around it, but a new patent lets the entire fleet pool…
A New Patent Builds Your 3D Avatar Gradually Through Camera Scans
Most avatar systems ask you to do a full-body scan upfront, which almost nobody actually does. Apple's latest patent describes a different…
Google Patent Reveals Cell Towers Teaming Up to Share Radar Network Duties
Cell towers already blanket cities to carry calls and data. Google is now filing patents to make those same towers work together…
Amazon Patents a System That Pauses an Unfinished Job and Resumes It on a Different Server
What if a cloud server could freeze mid-task, hand its exact memory state to a completely different machine, and pick up right…
Sony Patent Would Let Your Surroundings Automatically Choose Your Music
Imagine your car's camera spots a tunnel ahead and your music automatically shifts to something more dramatic. Sony's new patent describes exactly…
Apple Patent Reveals iPhone Camera App's Shifting Zoom Control Feature
Apple has filed a broad patent covering nearly every corner of the iPhone camera app's interface, including controls that shift position, panels…
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