New Patent Syncs Live Game Content to a Second Screen Based on Its Display Capabilities
Imagine your phone showing a live map, item inventory, or cutscene while your TV handles the main game action, and it all…
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Apple Patent Reveals Incoming Video Calls That Stream Footage Before You Answer
Apple is patenting a video calling system where the other person's camera feed appears on your screen before you decide to answer.…
Samsung Patent Adjusts Video Content According to Your Body's Physical Reactions
Samsung is exploring a TV or streaming device that doesn't just play content, it watches you back, using sensor readings to slip…
Samsung Patent Reveals Digital Prescriptions That Automatically Configure Your Smart Devices
What if your doctor could send a prescription that didn't just tell you what to do, but actually told your devices to…
Salesforce Patents a System That Keeps App Screens Current When Outside Data Sources Change
When an outside service updates its API and changes its version numbering, apps that rely on it can silently break. Salesforce is…
Salesforce Patents a System That Flags Rule Violations Across Linked Database Records
When related records in a database break a business rule, someone usually finds out too late. Salesforce's new patent describes a system…
Microsoft Patents a Tool That Pulls Scattered File Content Into One Meeting View
Imagine grabbing a chart from one spreadsheet, a paragraph from a Word doc, and a bullet list from a slide deck, then…
Apple Patents On-Screen UI Elements That Squash and Stretch Based on How You Swipe
Apple is patenting on-screen buttons and interface objects that behave like soft physical materials, stretching in the direction you push and compressing…
Adobe Patents a Digital Brush That Simulates How Paint Drips With Gravity
When you tip a real canvas sideways, paint drips. Digital brushes have never really cared about that, Adobe wants to change it.
Apple Patent Unifies Shared Photos and Library Results in a Single Search
Ever searched your photo library and couldn't find a picture because someone sent it to you in Messages instead of saving it?…
Samsung Patents a TV That Automatically Blurs Spoilers in Search Results
You search for a show on your Samsung TV and the results pop up, but any spoilers, plot reveals, or outcome images…
Salesforce Patents a Faster Way to Build Custom Versions of Its Apps
Every time a business wants a tweaked version of a Salesforce app, someone has to rebuild it from scratch. This patent describes…
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