Samsung Patent Would Make Urgent Emails Ring Like Incoming Phone Calls
Samsung is exploring a way to make certain emails impossible to miss by hijacking your phone's full-screen incoming call interface when they…
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Apple Files Patent to Rethink How Digital Content Purchases Are Processed
Apple is patenting a way to request access to digital content using a single catch-all identifier instead of a unique code for…
IBM Patents a Virtual Phone Stand-In for Testing Corporate Device Controls
IBM wants to let companies test the software that controls employee phones without needing a drawer full of actual devices. The trick:…
Samsung Patents a System That Stores and Sends Cryptocurrency Without a Separate App
Samsung is patenting a way for two devices to set up a cryptocurrency wallet not by installing an app, but by creating…
IBM Patents a System That Automatically Skips Slides When You're Running Out of Time
You've got five minutes left and fifteen slides to go. IBM is patenting software that would handle that panic automatically, by deciding…
Nvidia Patents a Fix for Terrain Clipping Around High-Detail 3D Objects
When a simulator renders a detailed building on top of a generic terrain grid, the two can visually clash or overlap in…
Samsung Patents a Display That Reorganizes Shared Info Screens Around Your Viewing Habits
When you share what's on your screen with another device, Samsung wants the accompanying info panels to reflect what you actually care…
Samsung Patents Screenshots That Automatically Remove the Voice Assistant Overlay
Ever asked your phone's voice assistant to take a screenshot, only to find the assistant's own popup is plastered right over the…
Samsung Patents Widgets That Rearrange Themselves When You Resize Them
Resizing a widget on your phone often turns it into a jumbled mess. Samsung is patenting a system that would automatically reposition…
New Google Patent Lets One App Cast Any Streaming Service to Your TV
Flipping between Netflix, Max, and Disney+ to find something to watch is a small daily annoyance. Google is patenting a way to…
New Google Patent Uses Your Browsing History to Answer Search Queries
What if Google Search already knew you'd researched something and surfaced those exact pages the next time you asked? A new Google…
Apple Patents a Gesture System for Flipping Through Open Apps on a Touchscreen
Apple is patenting a more expressive way to juggle open apps on a touchscreen, where the direction and type of your gesture…
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