A New Microsoft Patent Has AI Speed Up Database Code, Then Checks Its Work
Microsoft's patent lets an AI rewrite slow database code, then refuses to use the rewrite until a formal check shows it always…
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Samsung Files Patent for a Watch That Spreads Out Notifications When You Twist Your Wrist
Your smartwatch buries missed alerts in pages you have to swipe through one at a time. Samsung's filing turns them into a…
Adobe Files Patent for Previewing Who Gets Which Version of a Marketing Email
Adobe has filed a patent application for a tool that tells marketers roughly how many customers will receive each version of a…
Sony Files Patent for Software That Lets Robot Arms Change Course Without Stopping
Sony's filing covers planning software that can rewrite a robot arm's path while the arm is still moving, so it doesn't have…
Sony Files Patent to Let Everyone on the Couch Control a Game by Voice
Sony's patent application describes a console that listens to a whole room of players at once, works out who said what, and…
Samsung Files Patent to Make Voice Assistants Remember What You Just Said
Say "select the third one" to your TV and it has to guess what you mean. Samsung's patent application says the answer…
A New Google Patent Picks Which Voice Assistant Gets Priority on Each Speaker
If your home has several speakers and displays, each one could run more than one assistant. A new Google patent application decides…
Samsung Files Patent to Keep a Fire Alarm Out of Your Party Video
Samsung describes a video tool that treats a blaring fire alarm as noise at your party, then treats it as the whole…
Qualcomm Files Patent to Keep Meeting-Room Laptops From Talking Over Each Other
Qualcomm's filing has the laptops and phones in a meeting room compare notes on who hears the speaker best, then lets only…
Apple Files Patent for a Live Navigation View That Picks Which Objects to Highlight
Apple has filed a patent for a navigation view that decides which objects around you deserve a spotlight and which should stay…
Samsung Files Patent to Sort Your Unread Texts by Topic Instead of Sender
Your phone says 29 unread, and nothing about which ones matter. Samsung's patent application sorts them by topic, so delivery alerts, payment…
Adobe Wins a Patent for Carrying Video Graphics Over to a Fresh Take
Adobe has been granted a patent for editing software that takes the graphics you placed on one video and drops them onto…
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