Sony Files Patent to Keep Cloud Game Text Sharp on a Bad Connection
When your cloud game stream gets choppy, Sony's patent application would keep the words crisp and let only the picture go blurry.…
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Sony Files Patent for Games That Dim Your Lights and Turn On Your Fan
Sony's patent describes a game that could warm your living room when your character walks into a desert, then cool the air…
Sony Files Patent for Game Streaming That Sharpens the Action and Softens the Rest
Sony's patent application says the road in a racing game deserves 60 frames per second, while on-screen text can be refreshed once…
Samsung Files Patent for a TV Game Menu That Only Shows What Works
When you open a game menu on your TV, the picture behind it often changes, and some of the menu's buttons stop…
Apple Files Patent for One Shared Soundtrack Across Every Camera Angle
When you switch camera angles during a live game, this Apple patent application describes sound that follows the view, without sending a…
Apple Files Patent for Making Video Calls Sound Like One Shared Room
Apple has filed a patent application for joining two rooms together acoustically, so a video call sounds as if both people share…
Sony Files Patent to Fix Cameras That Lose Track of What's on Screen
Modern film sets often shoot actors in front of a giant video wall, and one wrong camera angle can show the bare…
Google Files Patent to Fix Phone Cameras That Hunt for Focus in the Dark
Anyone who has watched a phone camera pulse in and out of focus at a dim dinner table knows the problem. Google…
Google Files Patent to Fix the Flicker in 3D Scenes Built From Photos
Turn a handful of photos of a room into a 3D scene, and the picture often shimmers as the camera moves through…
Sony Files Patent for a Way to Turn Filmed People Into 3D Models Without a Green Screen
Sony wants to film a person from many angles and turn them into a 3D model without hanging a green screen around…
IBM Files Patent for Teaching AI Assistants to Understand Vague Time References
Ask a database for sales from "last weekend" and it has to guess whether you mean Saturday alone or Saturday and Sunday.…
Microsoft Files Patent for an AI That Reads Software Test Records and Recreates the Bugs
Microsoft's patent teaches an AI to read the messy notes software writes while it's being tested and decide which ones matter. It…
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