Sony Patents a System That Locks Your Game Avatar's Signature Look to Your Profile
Sony wants your game character to be as recognizable as your face in a crowd. A new patent filing describes a way…
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Samsung Patents a Home Screen That Shrinks Surrounding Icons When You Enlarge One
Samsung has filed a patent for a phone screen that automatically shrinks surrounding icons when you make one bigger, keeping everything visible…
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…
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…
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