Adobe Files Patent to Edit One Piece of a PDF Without Downloading the Whole Thing
Fixing one line in a cloud PDF shouldn't mean hauling the whole file back and forth, and Adobe's new patent application is…
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Google Files Patent to Build a Custom Screen Whenever You Ask for One
Google describes an AI that answers 'Can you give me a workout routine?' by building you a small app-style screen on the…
Apple Files Patent to Let Audio Add-Ons Share Settings in Music Software
Move a sound in one window of Apple's music-editing setup and every other window showing that sound changes with it. The filing…
Microsoft Files Patent for One Shared Search Page Across Its Different Apps
Search for the same thing in two work apps and you can get different results in a different order. A new Microsoft…
Samsung Files Patent for a Recent-Apps Screen That Lists Your Chats, Files and Searches
Samsung wants the screen you use to switch apps to show what you were doing inside each one, not just which app…
Microsoft Files Patent to Catch New Software Bugs by Reading What Error Messages Mean
Every software update risks breaking something, and the hard part is telling a brand-new bug from an old one in disguise. Microsoft's…
Google Files Patent for an AI That Turns a Sketch Into a Cloud App Plan
Sketch the app you want on paper, hand it to an AI, and get back a plan a computer can actually deploy.…
Samsung Files Patent to Make Your TV Cursor Jump Ahead to Where You're Headed
Samsung's patent application describes a TV that guesses where you're trying to go on screen and drops the cursor there, so you…
Samsung Files Patent for Dragging One Finger to Select Whole Rows of Photos
Samsung's filing describes dragging one finger down a photo grid and having every row you cross selected in full, even the pictures…
Sony Files Patent to Turn Game Sounds Into Controller Vibrations and Lights
When a monster growls in a game, how do you know it is about to attack if you can't hear it? Sony's…
Samsung Files Patent for a Phone That Learns Which Apps Belong Together
Samsung has filed a patent for a phone that remembers which apps usually run together, so it can start the helpers you…
Microsoft Files Patent to Stop Searches That Are Doomed to Come Up Empty
Some searches are doomed before they start, because one odd word pairing matches nothing in the index. Microsoft describes a way to…
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