Salesforce Patents a Draw-Your-Query Tool for Data Exploration
What if you could find a dataset by sketching the shape of the trend you're looking for? That's the core idea behind…
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Apple Patents a Context-Aware Call Handoff System Between Nearby Devices
Apple is patenting a system that notices when your nearby iPhone is on a live video call — and asks your iPad…
Apple Patents a Grouped UI for Tracking Paired Accessories in Find My
If you've ever opened Find My and struggled to tell your left AirPod from your right one, Apple's latest patent suggests a…
Google Patents a Self-Tuning Analytics Engine That Adjusts Mid-Batch
Most database engines pick a query strategy before they start and stick with it, even if it turns out to be wrong.…
Google Patents a Reverberation Decorrelation Method for Spatial Audio Compression
Spatial audio sounds immersive when it's played back on good speakers — but compressing it without making the reverb sound flat and…
Microsoft Patents a System That Turns Form Answers Into Executable Code
What if filling out a form was secretly writing code? Microsoft has filed a patent for exactly that — a system that…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Use Any Device's Peripherals Inside One VM Session
Imagine running your work virtual machine on your laptop but using your iPad's touchscreen to control it — without switching sessions. That's…
Microsoft Patents a Rare-Term Index to Surface Niche Web Content
Most search indexes are optimized for popular content — but that leaves a long tail of niche, specialized pages effectively invisible. Microsoft's…
Nvidia Patents a Unified Audit Log That Stitches Together Multi-Node Activity
When a single request fans out across dozens of compute nodes, keeping a coherent audit trail is surprisingly hard. Nvidia's new patent…
Nvidia Patents a Delta-Sync System for Multi-User 3D Scene Editing
When multiple artists edit the same 3D scene at once, keeping everyone's view consistent is surprisingly hard. Nvidia's new patent tackles that…
Microsoft Patents a Self-Healing Agent That Fixes Broken Plugins Without Stopping
What if your software agent could figure out which part of itself was broken — and fix just that part — without…
Samsung Patents a System That Figures Out What Your Smart Home Devices Can Do
When you add a new smart device to your home, someone has to figure out what it can actually do — and…
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