Sony Patents a System That Scores How a Farm Field Changes Over Time
Sony is staking a claim in agricultural technology with a patent for a system that tracks whether a farm's soil and biological…
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Samsung Patents a Photo Editor That Uses 3D Models to Reposition Subjects
Moving someone in a photo sounds simple until you see the hollow silhouette and smeared background they leave behind. Samsung is filing…
Microsoft Patents Video Call Backgrounds That Shift Like Real Rooms
Microsoft is working on video call backgrounds that aren't just static images, they move and shift in response to the viewer's position,…
Google Patents a Video Compression Method That Blends Two Past Frames Into One Prediction
Every time you stream a video, your device is essentially predicting what the next frame looks like rather than downloading it whole.…
Microsoft Patents a Fix That Rescues Dark Scenes in Standard Video
Dark scenes in streamed video often look muddy or striped with visible bands of color, and the fix usually costs extra data.…
Google Patents a Video Filter That Uses Color Data to Fix Compression Blur
Every time you stream a video, compression throws away information to keep file sizes manageable. Google has filed a patent for a…
Google Patents a Video Compression Method That Predicts Object Motion Between Frames
Every compressed video hides a mountain of math, and a big chunk of that math is just describing where things moved. Google's…
Apple Patents a Single Animation System That Drives 2D and 3D Graphics Together
Mixing flat icons with three-dimensional scenes on a screen sounds simple until you realize the two graphics systems powering them barely speak…
Adobe Patents a Way to Stream 3D Models Before All the Detail Arrives
Loading a complex 3D model over a slow connection usually means waiting for the whole thing or staring at a blocky placeholder.…
Sony Patents a System That Splits Game Graphics Work Between Your Device and the Cloud
Every cloud gaming system picks one place to draw the picture: the server or your device. Sony's new patent describes a way…
Apple Patents a System That Explains Your Smart Home's Actions to Guests
When someone walks into your home and the lights dim or the locks click, who tells them why? A new Apple patent…
Google Patent Reveals Smart Home Controls That Prioritize Your Nearest Device
Google is working on a phone feature that watches how close you are to each smart device in your home and automatically…
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