Google Patents Ad Slots in Maps That Follow the Shape of the Map Itself
Google is exploring a way to sell ad space inside Maps that isn't a plain rectangle dropped on top of the map,…
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Microsoft Patents OS Updates That Roll Back Only the Broken Parts
Every Windows user has lived through a bad update that bricks something. Microsoft is patenting a system that can undo just the…
New Microsoft Patent Predicts Your Next Move During Drag-and-Drop
The moment you pick up a file and start dragging it, Microsoft's new system wants to already know where you're headed. Instead…
Meta Patents a System That Spends More Computing Power on Ads for Active Users
Meta wants to stop wasting computing power ranking elaborate, targeted ads for users who barely open the app. A new patent describes…
Samsung Patents a System That Turns Web Page Content Into Auto-Generated Sound
What if opening a webpage could automatically trigger a sound experience built from what's on the page, without you pressing play on…
Samsung Patents a System That Measures Your Screen Before Fetching an AI Summary
Most AI-generated summaries dump a fixed block of text onto your screen, regardless of how much room you actually have. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patent Enables Separate Storage Tracking Across Multiple User Accounts
Running two copies of the same app on one phone is already possible on Samsung devices, but keeping track of which copy…
Adobe Patents a Way to Match Ad Audiences Across Companies Without Sharing Personal Data
Adobe wants to let companies find overlapping audiences without ever handing over a single name, email address, or customer record. The trick…
Adobe Patents a System That Fills In Animation Frames Designers Don't Draw
Animating something used to mean drawing every frame, or at least every keyframe. Adobe is patenting a way to take a single…
Salesforce Patents Drop-In Video Sessions That Launch Directly From a Chat Channel
Salesforce is patenting a way to start a live video session from inside a chat channel with a single tap, no calendar…
Microsoft Patents a System That Designs Slide Layouts Around Your Content
Building a presentation often means wrestling with blank slides that refuse to cooperate with your existing theme. Microsoft's new patent describes a…
Google Patents a System That Labels Only the Landmarks You Can Actually See
Google is patenting a way to make map labels smarter by only showing you the names of things that are actually in…
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