Apple Patents a Call Recording System That Checks for Hidden Listeners First
Before your iPhone records a call, Apple's new patent says it should first confirm nobody else is secretly listening in — then…
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Apple Patents a Browser Tab You Can Tap to Search or Jump to Any Site
Apple is rethinking one of the most mundane interactions on your phone's browser — tapping a tab — and turning it into…
New Patent Keeps Ad Targeting Data On Your Device
Google is patenting a way to show you targeted ads without ever sending your browsing habits to a remote server — your…
Google Patents a Way to Judge Your Distance From a Camera by Reading Your Iris
Every human iris is roughly the same physical size — and Google wants to exploit that biological constant to figure out exactly…
Samsung Patents a Home Screen That Reshuffles Widgets to Make Room When You Need It
Imagine tapping a weather widget and having it instantly grow bigger — while everything else on your home screen politely scoots aside…
Samsung Patents a System That Copies Accessibility Settings From One Screen to Another
If you've ever set up large text or high-contrast mode on your phone, only to squint at a TV that knows nothing…
Samsung Patents a Memory-Efficient System for Reading On-Screen Text in Any Language
Samsung is patenting a way to make on-screen text recognition leaner — by loading only the language-specific data a device actually needs,…
Samsung Patents a System That Ties Certain Cards to ID Verification at Registration
Some cards — think government benefit cards or age-restricted accounts — shouldn't just be tappable without proof of who you are. Samsung…
Samsung Patents a Way to Automatically Match the Look of Multiple Video Clips
Editing together clips shot in different lighting or on different cameras always looks mismatched — Samsung is patenting a system that quietly…
Samsung Patents a Screenshot Tool That Captures Moving Objects Mid-Action
We've all taken a screenshot of a video or animated screen only to get a blurry, mid-motion mess. Samsung is patenting a…
Samsung Patents a Shared Record-Keeping System That Stops Devices From Running Out of Storage
One of the oldest headaches with blockchain is that every device in the network has to keep a copy of everything —…
Samsung Patents a Way to Start a Private Chat by Photographing Someone's Avatar
Imagine pointing your phone at a shared TV screen, snapping a photo of a stranger's avatar, and instantly sending them a private…
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