Apple Patents a Way for Each App to Set Its Own Do Not Disturb Rules
Right now, Do Not Disturb treats apps pretty bluntly. Apple has filed a patent that would let each app define exactly how…
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Apple Patents a Way for Parents to Remotely Lock Down a Child's Phone Communications
A new Apple patent describes a system that lets a parent's device push communication restrictions directly to a child's iPhone, no manual…
Samsung's New Patent Lets Outside Camera Apps Tap Directly Into Phone Hardware
When you hand a third-party camera app access to your phone's camera, it often gets a stripped-down version of what Samsung's own…
Samsung Patents a Way to Collapse Your Phone's Alert Pile Into One AI Summary
Your phone gets twenty alerts from five apps in ten minutes, and you ignore all of them. Samsung's new patent describes a…
Microsoft Patents a Browser That Suggests Actions Based on What You're Reading
Most browser features hide in menus nobody opens. Microsoft is filing for a system that watches what's on your current tab and…
Sony Patents a Tool That Prepares Bug-Fix Results Before Developers Request Them
Debugging a game running on a remote server means waiting for every single step to round-trip across the internet. Sony has filed…
Salesforce Patents a System for Building Screen Elements From a Single Master Design
Every major software platform eventually faces the same headache: the same button, form, or card looks different depending on where it's rendered.…
Apple Patents a Watch Face That Uses a Moving Indicator to Track Elapsed Time
Apple has filed a patent describing a new way to start and display a timer directly on an analog-style watch face, using…
Salesforce Patents a Side Panel That Ranks and Unifies Sales Data in One Place
Salespeople routinely jump between five or six different screens to get a complete picture of a single deal. Salesforce has filed a…
Google Patents a Keyboard That Fits Multiple Letters on Each Key
Google has filed a patent for a keyboard that shrinks the alphabet down to as few as two keys, using predictive word…
Apple Patents a System That Records Your Location Before You Know You Need It
You realize you can't retrace where you parked two hours ago, but your phone never thought to remember. Apple's new patent describes…
Apple Patents a Way to Draw Your Route Directly on a Map
Instead of typing in a destination and fiddling with waypoints, Apple is exploring whether you could just drag your finger across a…
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