IBM Patents a System That Automatically Skips Slides When You're Running Out of Time
You've got five minutes left and fifteen slides to go. IBM is patenting software that would handle that panic automatically, by deciding…
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Qualcomm Patents Technology That Predicts Head Movement to Display Virtual Images Sooner
Motion sickness in VR headsets is largely a timing problem: the image arrives a few milliseconds too late for what your eyes…
Patent: Knowing Where You Look Puts Sound in the Right Place
Nvidia is patenting a way to use a camera to figure out which direction your head is pointing, then adjust audio in…
Red Hat Patents a Security Checkpoint System for Software Container Builds
Every time a developer adds a new code layer to a software container, they create a potential security gap. Red Hat's patent…
Sony Patent Targets In-Vehicle Video Streaming Quality During Poor Connectivity
Streaming video in a car is a mess: tunnels, dead zones, and constant signal drops can ruin the experience. Sony has a…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Keep Self-Driving Cars Clear of Roadside Obstacles
When a self-driving car encounters a parked truck or a stray dumpster in the road, it needs to know not just that…
IBM Wins Patent for Least Privilege Security in AI Workflow Orchestration
When an AI agent runs a multi-step business workflow, it often gets handed a master key to everything. IBM's new patent proposes…
Qualcomm Patent Repurposes Traffic Lights as GPS-Style Positioning Beacons
Your phone's GPS can go fuzzy the moment you step into a dense city block. Qualcomm thinks the traffic light on the…
Nvidia Patents a Fix for Terrain Clipping Around High-Detail 3D Objects
When a simulator renders a detailed building on top of a generic terrain grid, the two can visually clash or overlap in…
IBM Patents a System That Skips Repeat Security Scans When Code Already Has a Clean Bill of Health
Every time a developer pushes code, security tools scan it from scratch, even if nothing changed. IBM's new patent describes a way…
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