Microsoft Files Patent for Sharper Game Graphics That Don't Flicker or Leave Ghost Trails
When a game sharpens its picture using earlier frames, it can leave shimmering edges or smeared ghost trails. Microsoft's patent application tries…
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IBM Files Patent for Letting Several People Share One Quantum Computer at Once
Quantum computers are so scarce that most run one person's job at a time, even when that job needs only part of…
Samsung Files Patent for Restoring Lost Detail in Heavily Zoomed Phone Photos
Samsung's latest patent filing goes after the smooth, painted look that heavy digital zoom gives your photos, by adding the right kind…
Samsung Files Patent to Stop Phone Cameras From Reading Stacked Words as Gibberish
Samsung's filing teaches a phone camera to read a sign every which way, then keep only the reading that is an actual…
IBM Files Patent to Swap Blurry Screen Shares for Readable Text When Your Connection Drops
When your connection gets bad enough that a shared screen turns to mush, most apps just give up on the video. IBM…
Samsung Files Patent to Slow Any Video Moment While You Press and Hold
Press and hold on a video and your phone slows that moment down, even if the footage was never shot in slow…
Google Files Patent for a Phone Camera That Coaches Low-Vision Users Through a Selfie
Google's filing describes a phone camera that buzzes, beeps and talks you into a well-framed photo, even if you can barely see…
Qualcomm Files Patent to Keep Film Grain Looking Right on Old and New Video Players
Film grain is the speckled texture that makes a movie look like a movie, and your player has to recreate it on…
Google Files Patent to Let You Fine-Tune Photo Colors Before You Shoot
Google's patent application puts a color slider on your camera preview that starts from the phone's own automatic guess. Fixing a too-yellow…
Google Files Patent to Stop Faraway Local Businesses From Crowding Your Search Results
Search for 'Edison' from a few states away, and a local power company can outrank the inventor. Google's patent describes a way…
Adobe Files Patent for a QR Code That Tells Your Phone Which Photos to Send
Adobe's latest patent application turns the QR code on your screen into a set of instructions. Scan it with your phone and…
Apple's New Patent Filing Covers a Current-Time Marker for Smartwatch Notification Lists
Scrolling a long list on a tiny screen makes it easy to lose your place. Apple's filing fixes that with a small…
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