Microsoft's New Patent Routes Tasks Across Devices Based on Each One's Strengths
Most software forces you to finish a task on the device where you started it, even when a different device would do…
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Apple Patents a Reminder System That Reads Your App Activity
Apple is patenting a way to make reminders aware of what you were doing when you set them, so picking up where…
Sony's New Patent Scores User Actions Differently Across Virtual Worlds
Sony is patenting a way to judge what you do in one virtual world by that world's own rules, rather than holding…
Sony Patents a Digital Ownership Certificate System for Proving Rights to Use Content
Sony is exploring a way to use blockchain tokens not as collectibles, but as verifiable proof that someone actually has permission to…
Apple Patent Enables Devices to Identify Multiple Users and Trigger Personalized Services
Apple is exploring a way for its devices to recognize when a second person walks into view and automatically unlock or activate…
Salesforce Patents a System That Finds Which Searches Are Slowing Down Its Servers
When thousands of companies share the same database infrastructure, one badly written query can drag performance down for everyone. Salesforce's new patent…
Salesforce Patents Push Notifications That Let You Act on Business Data From Your Lock Screen
Salesforce is patenting a way to let workers approve a deal, update a record, or close a support ticket directly from a…
Samsung Patent Automatically Mirrors Phone Themes Across Paired Devices Using AI
Imagine customizing your phone's look and having a paired smartwatch or tablet automatically update to match, without you touching a single setting.…
Apple Patent Reveals a System That Decides When to Interrupt You
Apple has filed a patent for a system that monitors what you're doing on your device and steps in with an interruption…
Apple Patent Reveals Screen Zoom That Adjusts Automatically Based on Your Distance
Apple is working on a display system that watches how close you are to a screen and automatically zooms the interface in…
Apple Patent: Teaching Your Face or Finger to Log In Faster
Setting up Face ID can feel like a guessing game when something goes wrong. Apple is patenting a system that cuts through…
Google Patents a Block-by-Block Motion Prediction Method for Video Compression
When you stream a video, your device doesn't download every pixel of every frame, it predicts where moving objects will be. Google's…
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