IBM Patents a System That Scores Your Video Call Setup and Tells You What to Fix
IBM wants your laptop to tell you that your webcam angle is hurting your meetings — and back it up with data.
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Adobe Patents a Lens Blur Tool That Keeps In-Focus Edges Looking Natural
Getting a camera-like background blur in editing software sounds simple, but the edges where sharp subjects meet blurry backgrounds have always been…
Adobe Patents a Portal System That Teleports Design Shapes Across a Canvas
Imagine dragging a shape into a doorway on one side of your canvas and watching it emerge — transformed — out of…
Samsung Patents a Way to Share Two App Screens, With Independent Audio, to Another Device at Once
Imagine casting your phone screen to a TV while music plays — then opening a video call, and having both apps stream…
Sony Patents a System That Color-Codes Each Performer's Part in Live Music Videos
Imagine watching a live band performance and instantly knowing which singer is carrying the melody right now — because their lyrics glow…
New AMD Patent Tracks Gamer Emotions to Improve Gameplay
AMD has filed a patent for a system that watches your facial expressions and tracks your heart rate while you play, then…
Sony's New Patent Lets Your Console Draw Parts of a Streamed Game Itself
Instead of relying entirely on a remote server to draw every pixel of a game, Sony's patent describes a system that lets…
Microsoft's New Patent Lets You Hide Certain Windows from AI Screen Recorders
Microsoft wants to give you a way to mark certain app windows as off-limits to AI tools that record your screen —…
Microsoft's New Patent Carries Private Pre-Meeting Chats Into the Live Call
You've been whispering with a colleague in a private chat before a big call — and now Microsoft wants that conversation to…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Pull Your Pre-Meeting Chat Into the Meeting Itself
Ever started a private side-chat with a coworker before a meeting, then had to scroll back through Teams to remember what you…
Apple's New Patent Rearranges Your Lock Screen Based on How Busy Your Day Is
Apple is patenting a lock screen that doesn't just show your notifications — it rearranges them and adjusts the wallpaper filter underneath…
Apple Patents a Display That Adjusts Text Size Based on How You've Changed
Your iPhone could one day notice that your eyes or hands have changed — and quietly bump up the text size before…
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