Samsung Patents a Voice-Search TV Interface That Sorts Results by Content Type
Ask your Samsung TV for a show by voice and some results show up front while others hide behind an extra tap.…
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Samsung Patents a Fix for Audio That Drifts Behind Wirelessly Streamed Video
Anyone who has cast video to a TV and watched lips move out of step with speech knows the frustration. Samsung's latest…
Samsung Patents a Navigation Display That Knows Which Way Your Phone Is Pointing
Getting turn-by-turn directions on foot has always had one annoying flaw: your phone shows you a map, but it has no idea…
Sony Patents a Physical Reaction Button Built Into Game Controllers
Sony has filed a patent for a dedicated button on a game controller that does one thing: tell the game you liked…
Sony Patents a System That Scores Your Gaming Clips with Your Own Music
Sony has filed a patent describing a system that automatically picks songs from your personal music library to soundtrack your gaming clips,…
Apple Files Patent for New Ways to Build and Control On-Screen Interfaces
Apple has filed a patent around modifying and interacting with user interfaces, but this one comes with an unusual wrinkle: the main…
Apple Patents a Camera System That Auto-Sorts Every Photo Into Shared or Private Albums
Every time you take a photo, you have to decide whether to share it. Apple is filing patents on a system that…
Apple Patents a Fix for Audio Glitches That Creep In When Converting File Types
Every time a piece of audio gets converted from one format to another, tiny unwanted sound samples can sneak into the beginning…
Google Patents a Camera Mode That Automatically Levels Your Photos as You Shoot
Most people have taken a photo they were sure was straight, only to find it tilted by a few degrees when they…
Google Patents a Tap-to-Cut Photo System That Uses Distance Data to Isolate Objects
Google is filing a patent for a photo system that lets you tap any object in a picture and get a clean…
Apple Patents a System That Shares Content Between Devices When They're Near Each Other
Apple has filed a patent for a system that watches what you have selected on one device and, when a second device…
Apple Patents a Camera-First System for Building Personalized Avatars
Setting up a digital avatar usually means picking features from a long menu that barely looks like you. Apple's new patent describes…
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