Qualcomm Patents a System That Spots Objects and Measures Their Depth at the Same Time
Most computer-vision systems treat object recognition and distance measurement as separate problems. Qualcomm's new patent fuses them into a single pass, so…
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Google Patents an AI System That Flags Unusual Spikes in Data Streams
Every minute, countless dashboards silently accumulate data, and spotting the one number that shouldn't be there is harder than it sounds. Google…
Apple Patents a System That Keeps Your Virtual Self Looking Color-Consistent
When Apple stitches together a 3D version of you from multiple scans, the colors don't always match. This patent describes a way…
Nvidia Patents an AI That Reads Games to Track What's Happening Inside Them
Game-streaming services need to know whether you're in a menu, a cutscene, or a firefight -- but figuring that out today requires…
Microsoft Patents an AI That Rewrites Your Prompts When the Chatbot Fails You
You typed your question, the AI gave you a useless answer, and you have no idea how to ask it differently. Microsoft's…
Apple Patents a Way to Stretch Your Phone Screen Into Thin Air Using AR
Your phone's tiny display could one day spill out beyond its physical edges, filling the space around it with a virtual version…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep AR Glasses Focused on Your Eyes
AR glasses that don't know exactly where your eyes are pointing can show you blurry or misaligned images. Samsung has filed a…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Build AR Maps Using Radio Signals
Augmented reality headsets struggle to know exactly where they are indoors, where GPS goes dark. Qualcomm is patenting a method that uses…
Nvidia Patents a Single Chip Instruction That Cuts AI Math Steps in Half
Every time an AI model weighs its options, it runs millions of tiny math operations to produce probabilities. Nvidia just patented a…
Google Patents a Document-Search Layer That Picks the Right AI Task for You
Instead of guessing which AI command to run, Google's new patent describes a system that watches what you type, searches a library…
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