Google Patents a QR Code System That Shares Alias Emails Instead of Your Real Address
Google has filed a patent for a QR code that hands out a fake-but-functional email address when someone scans it — so…
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Microsoft Patents an AI System That Stops Your Virtual Hand Raise From Being Ignored
You raise your virtual hand in a meeting, the conversation barrels on, and nobody notices. Microsoft is filing a patent for software…
Microsoft Patents an Automated File-Compaction System for Data Lakes
Every data lake slowly turns into a junk drawer — thousands of tiny files that drag query performance to a crawl. Microsoft's…
Microsoft Patents an Audio-Guided Screen Capture Tool for Visually Impaired Users
Taking a screenshot sounds trivial — unless you can't see the screen. Microsoft is filing a patent for a screen capture system…
Amazon Patents a Pre-Fetching Code Completion System That Chains Suggestions in Real-Time
Amazon's latest patent describes a code completion engine that doesn't wait for you to accept a suggestion — it's already generating the…
Samsung Patents Location-Aware Voice Shortcuts That Skip Steps When You're Not There
Say 'Go home' to your Galaxy phone and it could automatically order your coffee — but only once your phone detects you're…
Samsung Patents a Block-Based System for Storing Image Edits More Efficiently
Every time you slap a sticker or text overlay on a photo, your phone stores more data than it needs to. Samsung's…
Google Patents a Two-Stage Video Transform That Fakes Large-Block Compression
Google has filed a patent for a video compression trick that gets the quality benefits of large transform blocks without actually having…
Samsung Patents an Auto-Reorganizing Cover Display That Reacts to Notifications
Samsung is patenting a cover display that quietly reshuffles its app icons and widgets on its own — first on a timer,…
Samsung Patents a Mid-Drag App-Switching Gesture for Touchscreens
Imagine dragging a photo with one finger and using another finger to navigate to the exact app you want to drop it…
Samsung Patents a Dual-Screen System That Shows Different Apps on Each Display
Samsung is patenting a display setup where your phone and an external screen can each show a completely different app at the…
Samsung Patents a Photo Editing UI That Auto-Highlights What Actually Changed
Editing a photo is easy — figuring out what actually changed is the hard part. Samsung's new patent describes a system that…
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