IBM Patent: AI Assistant Actions Are Automatically Screened for Security Threats
AI agents are increasingly trusted to take actions on your behalf, such as browsing the web, writing files, or calling APIs. IBM's…
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Adobe Patents a Tool That Snaps Objects Into Perfect Diagonal Alignment
Adobe's design tools already help you line things up horizontally and vertically. This patent extends that idea to any angle, automatically snapping…
AR Patent Lets Real People Break Through Virtual Content
What happens when someone walks up to talk to you while you're buried in a virtual window? Apple's new patent has a…
Nvidia Patents Technology That Makes Digital Characters Move and React Smoothly in Real Time
When you poke, click, or speak to a digital avatar, what happens in the fraction of a second before it reacts? Nvidia…
Samsung Patent Would Make Urgent Emails Ring Like Incoming Phone Calls
Samsung is exploring a way to make certain emails impossible to miss by hijacking your phone's full-screen incoming call interface when they…
Meta Patent: Silent Wrist Gesture Activates AI Assistant Through Smart Glasses
No 'Hey Meta,' no tap, no voice at all. Meta is patenting a way to call up an AI assistant just by…
Nvidia Patent Lets Carmakers Customize How Vehicles Detect and Monitor Passengers
Nvidia has filed a patent for a system that lets automakers customize exactly how a vehicle's sensors work together to detect what's…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Reports When Vehicles Stray From Their Planned Routes
Every navigation system knows where a vehicle is supposed to go. Qualcomm's new patent is about what happens when it doesn't get…
Sony Patents AR Parking System That Highlights Open Spots in Real Time
Finding a parking spot is already stressful enough. Sony is patenting a system that overlays color-coded markers directly onto your car's camera…
Apple Files Patent to Rethink How Digital Content Purchases Are Processed
Apple is patenting a way to request access to digital content using a single catch-all identifier instead of a unique code for…
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