Google Patents a Self-View Window in Video Calls That Moves Out of Your Way
That little thumbnail of your own face during a video call is useful, but it often ends up blocking something important. Google…
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Microsoft Patent Describes Auto-Migrating Struggling PC Apps to the Cloud
Imagine your laptop starts grinding under a heavy workload, and the app you're using relocates itself to a powerful cloud machine, right…
Sony Patents a Method to Build 3D Maps From Photos in Smaller Chunks
Sony is filing patents around a more efficient way to reconstruct 3D spaces from ordinary photographs, targeting one of the most computationally…
Sony Patent Targets Content Revenue Prediction Before Production Begins
Sony is patenting a tool that reads a content plan, estimates how much value it will generate, and tells the creator what…
Sony Patent Targets Motion-Capture Search by Weighting the Moves That Matter
Finding a specific dance move or athletic gesture in a giant library of recorded motion is harder than it sounds. Sony's new…
Samsung Patents a One-Gesture System for Placing and Sizing App Windows
What if opening an app in split-screen took a single drag instead of a menu? Samsung is patenting a gesture that lets…
Apple Patents a Home Screen Widget That Shows When Family Members Are Active on Their Devices
Apple is working on a way to put live status indicators for family members directly on your iPhone home screen, so you…
Microsoft Patent Reveals AI Tool That Strips Webpages to Your Preferences
Most browser reading modes strip out ads and sidebars, but they still show you everything else. Microsoft's new patent describes a mode…
Samsung Patents a System to Bridge Chat Across Different Video Conferencing Apps
If half your meeting is on Zoom and the other half is watching on YouTube Live, their chat messages might as well…
Google Patents a Payment Slider That Reacts Live as You Swipe
You've seen the "slide to confirm" button in payment apps. Google wants to make every millimeter of that swipe feel alive, with…
Google Files Patent to Deliver Targeted Ads While Protecting User Privacy
Google is trying to thread a needle that has defined the ad industry for years: show you relevant ads without actually knowing…
IBM Patents a System That Skips Broken Layers When Rebuilding Crashed Software Programs
When a software update breaks a cloud application, figuring out exactly which piece is corrupted, and which other pieces depend on it,…
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