Apple Patents an AI System That Tailors How Your Shows Fade Into Each Other
Most streaming apps cut between videos with a single hard-coded transition. Apple is patenting a system that reads what's coming up next…
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Apple's New Patent Covers a Dashboard for Tracking and Commanding Lost iPhones Remotely
Apple is building out the plumbing for a system that lets you see exactly where a missing phone is and send it…
Sony Patents a Way to Match Typed Words to Character Animations Automatically
Type a phrase, get an animation. Sony has filed a patent for a system that compares the meaning of typed text against…
Samsung Patents a Display That Automatically Captures and Reads Handwriting From a Video Feed
Watching a lecture or meeting and struggling to catch every word someone writes on a whiteboard? Samsung has patented a system that…
Apple Patents a Home Camera Interface That Tracks What Guests Are Doing
When someone walks into your home, Apple's system would pop up a prompt asking if you want to see exactly what they've…
Adobe Patents a Tool That Rebuilds Your Color Palette Around Any Light Source
Pick a different light source, and your whole color palette rebuilds itself to match. Adobe has filed a patent for a design…
Samsung Patents a System That Controls Which Cached Search Results Each User Can See
Every time a database returns an answer, that answer could be cached and reused by someone who shouldn't see it. Samsung's new…
Google Patents a Way to Turn Location Searches Into Interactive 3D Walkthroughs
Type in a place, get back a 3D walkthrough complete with simulated rain or rush-hour traffic. That's the vision behind a new…
Samsung Patents a Way to Make Tap-to-Pay Work on International Flights
Paying for that in-flight snack with your phone sounds simple, but the moment a plane leaves terrestrial cell coverage, tap-to-pay often falls…
Apple Patents a Tiered Alert System That Decides Who in Your Home Gets Notified First
When a stranger shows up at your door, not everyone in your household may need to know at the same time. Apple…
Sony Patents a System That Scores How a Farm Field Changes Over Time
Sony is staking a claim in agricultural technology with a patent for a system that tracks whether a farm's soil and biological…
Samsung Patents a Photo Editor That Uses 3D Models to Reposition Subjects
Moving someone in a photo sounds simple until you see the hollow silhouette and smeared background they leave behind. Samsung is filing…
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