Sony's New Patent Lets Your Console Draw Parts of a Streamed Game Itself
Instead of relying entirely on a remote server to draw every pixel of a game, Sony's patent describes a system that lets…
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Microsoft's New Patent Lets You Hide Certain Windows from AI Screen Recorders
Microsoft wants to give you a way to mark certain app windows as off-limits to AI tools that record your screen —…
Microsoft's New Patent Carries Private Pre-Meeting Chats Into the Live Call
You've been whispering with a colleague in a private chat before a big call — and now Microsoft wants that conversation to…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Pull Your Pre-Meeting Chat Into the Meeting Itself
Ever started a private side-chat with a coworker before a meeting, then had to scroll back through Teams to remember what you…
Apple's New Patent Rearranges Your Lock Screen Based on How Busy Your Day Is
Apple is patenting a lock screen that doesn't just show your notifications — it rearranges them and adjusts the wallpaper filter underneath…
Apple Patents a Display That Adjusts Text Size Based on How You've Changed
Your iPhone could one day notice that your eyes or hands have changed — and quietly bump up the text size before…
Apple Patents a Call Recording System That Checks for Hidden Listeners First
Before your iPhone records a call, Apple's new patent says it should first confirm nobody else is secretly listening in — then…
Apple Patents a Browser Tab You Can Tap to Search or Jump to Any Site
Apple is rethinking one of the most mundane interactions on your phone's browser — tapping a tab — and turning it into…
New Patent Keeps Ad Targeting Data On Your Device
Google is patenting a way to show you targeted ads without ever sending your browsing habits to a remote server — your…
Google Patents a Way to Judge Your Distance From a Camera by Reading Your Iris
Every human iris is roughly the same physical size — and Google wants to exploit that biological constant to figure out exactly…
Samsung Patents a Home Screen That Reshuffles Widgets to Make Room When You Need It
Imagine tapping a weather widget and having it instantly grow bigger — while everything else on your home screen politely scoots aside…
Samsung Patents a System That Copies Accessibility Settings From One Screen to Another
If you've ever set up large text or high-contrast mode on your phone, only to squint at a TV that knows nothing…
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