Disney Patents an AI Tutor That Builds Lessons Around Your Favorite Stories
What if a quiz about fractions came wrapped in Star Wars lore, or a reading comprehension lesson used Frozen dialogue? Disney has…
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Disney Patents an AI That Maps Key Points on Faces in 3D
Disney has patented a facial tracking technique that quietly sneaks a 3D model of a face into what's otherwise a flat-image recognition…
Disney Patents a Way to Wirelessly Power Objects Inside Water
Disney has patented a system that beams electricity to objects sitting in water — no wires, no batteries to swap — which…
Disney Patents an AI System That Automatically Flags Changes in Physical Spaces
Disney is patenting a way to use AI to automatically notice when something in a real physical space has moved, changed, or…
Apple Patents a Fitness Tracker That Reads Your Muscle Mass Through a Camera
Most fitness apps treat a 130-pound marathon runner and a 130-pound powerlifter as identical. Apple's latest patent filing wants to change that…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Stop Rendering Grids From Ruining Realistic Lighting
When a computer renders a realistic 3D scene, it secretly divides space into a grid — and if that grid's edges line…
Nvidia Patents AI That Tracks Objects After They Vanish Behind Obstacles
A camera can only see what's in front of it — but a person or vehicle doesn't stop existing just because it…
Samsung Patents a Layered Cushion System to Fight Foldable Screen Creases
The crease down the middle of a foldable phone is one of the most persistent complaints from owners. Samsung is now patenting…
Samsung Patents Deliberately Mismatched Light-Capturing Filters to Sharpen Phone Camera Photos
Most camera sensors are built on strict symmetry — every pixel filter is the same size and shape. Samsung's new patent breaks…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Let Phones Help 5G Networks Steer Signals Off Reflector Panels
What if your phone could quietly tell a cell tower whether bouncing its signal off a nearby reflector panel is actually helping…
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