Sony Files Patent for Car Screens That Offer a Live Concert Stream When You Park Nearby
Park near a stadium and your car could offer you a live stream of the sold-out show inside. That's the lead example…
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Apple Files Patent for Notifications That Expand to Show Your Ride's Live Location
Apple describes a notification that grows into a live map of your ride, then turns into the full app with a second…
Apple Files Patent for a Shared Screen That Knows Whose Alarm You Just Tapped
Two people, one shared screen, one 'morning alarm' button. Apple's patent application has the device work out who tapped it, so one…
Samsung Files Patent for a System That Cuts People Out of Your Photos and Turns Them Into Stickers
Samsung wants your phone to scan any photo you open, automatically pick out every person, pet, or object in it, and hand…
Samsung Files Patent for a TV That Stops Listening Once You Get What You Asked For
Your TV may keep listening long after you've found what you asked for. Samsung's patent application describes a way for it to…
Samsung Files Patent for Floating Translated Captions on Calls in Third-Party Apps
Samsung describes a phone that subtitles your internet calls in real time, translating the other person's speech and floating the text over…
Samsung Files Patent for a Screenshot Feature That Sends Coupons and Tickets to the Right App
Your screenshots are a pile of good intentions: coupons you meant to use, tickets you meant to save, addresses you meant to…
Samsung Files Patent for an Avatar That Updates Itself When You Get Glasses or a New Haircut
Your cartoon avatar starts going out of date the day you make it. Samsung's patent application has your phone check your photos…
Google Files Patent for One Button That Finishes a Chore Across Several Apps
Google's patent application describes a small panel that notices which apps you use back to back, then lets one tap carry out…
Samsung Files Patent for a Before-and-After Slider That Shows What Its Photo Fix Changed
Samsung's patent application turns a photo-enhance button into something you can check for yourself: a draggable divider shows the original and the…
Samsung Files Patent for a Screenshot That Offers to Add the Event to Your Calendar
Take a screenshot of a dinner invite, and a new Samsung patent application would have your phone offer to put it on…
Samsung Files Patent for Outline Previews When Resizing Home Screen App Tiles
Resizing a widget means your phone has to redraw it at every size along the way. Samsung's patent swaps in a simple…
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