Big Tech patents published September 3, 2026

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Projector That Adjusts Its Brightness Based on Room Light

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  Networking

  Samsung Patents a Way to Control Bluetooth Devices Before They've Finished Connecting

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  Battery & power

  Samsung Patents a Wireless Charger That Spots Metal Objects Before Fast Charging Starts

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Projector That Remembers How to Fix Its Own Picture

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  Software

  Samsung Patent Links Gesture and Voice Input to Personalized Device Control

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  Chip

  Samsung Patents a Smartwatch Design That Stops Its Own Hardware From Cutting Off Wireless Signals

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Touchscreen That Can Guide External Devices to Their Own Position

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  Chip

  Samsung Patents a Lower-Power Way to Lock Onto GPS Signals Faster

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  Software

  Samsung Patents Screenshots That Save an AI Summary of the Video You Were Watching

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patent Shows AI Correcting Poor Voice Input With Personal Voice Data

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Display That Reads Its Own Cable to Set Screen Identity

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patents a Two-Stage AI System for Sharpening Low-Resolution Photos

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patents an AI That Cleans Up Shaky Handwriting and Changes Its Style

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patents an AI Keyboard That Rewrites Your Text in Multiple Styles

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patents an AI System That Brightens Just the Right Part of Your Photos

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Files Patent for a Text-to-Video System That Plans Key Frames Before It Shoots

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents Technology That Reads Audio Structure Before Playback Starts

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents a System That Confirms Your Phone Is Charging From the Correct Pad

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Two-Part Protective Seal to Guard Folding Phone Screens

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents a Smart Ring You Can Press Like a Button

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents Technology That Picks the Steadiest Shot to Brighten Dark Photos

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Display That Doubles as a Wireless Charging Pad

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  Display

  Samsung Patents a Fix That Keeps More Functions Working Across a Folding Phone's Hinge

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents a Way to Control Live Bluetooth Audio Broadcasts From a Connected Phone

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  Chip

  Samsung Patents a Two-Chip Wireless Pairing System for Faster Device Connections

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents a Phone That Cuts One Connection to Keep Calls Running When Overheating

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents Camera Shake Fix That Could End Blurry Smartphone Photos

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  Chip

  Samsung Patents a Shortcut That Helps Phones Process Wi-Fi Signals Faster

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  Cell phone

  Samsung Patents a Fix for the Electrical Noise That Sneaks Into Your Camera Shots

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  AI / ML

  Samsung Patents an AI That Reads Your Phone and Writes Your Journal for You

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  Chip

  Microsoft Patents a Cooling System That Pushes Air Through Stacked Blocks in Three Directions

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents an AI Agent That Presents Your PowerPoint Slides For You

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents Software That Attends Meetings and Reports Key Details Back to You

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  Security

  Microsoft Patents a System That Locks Private Data to Specific Apps, Not Just Users

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  Sensor

  Microsoft Patent Targets Accurate Stylus Tilt Tracking When Sensor Conditions Change

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patent Challenges Whether AI Truly Reasons or Simply Memorizes Answers

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents an AI That Reads Long Documents in Sections to Answer Your Questions

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents an AI Coding Engine That Patches Its Own Mistakes Mid-Write

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  Security

  Microsoft Patents AI That Rewrites Security Patches to Fit Customized Software Copies

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  Security

  Microsoft Patent Reveals AI That Predicts Which Systems Cyberattacks Will Hit

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents a Way for AI Models to Share Memory Instead of Starting from Scratch

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  Software

  Microsoft Patents a System That Catches Code Bugs Before They Spread

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  Software

  Microsoft Patents a Data System That Only Unpacks the Records You Actually Need

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  AR / VR

  Microsoft Patents a Way to Stop AR Headsets from Making Your Eyes Glow

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents an AI That Converts Fuzzy Date Phrases Into Exact Calendar Dates

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patent Reveals AI Agent Teams That Automatically Build Missing Members On Demand

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  Quantum

  Microsoft Patents an Atom-Traffic Planner for Its Quantum Computer Architecture

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  Software

  Microsoft Patents Context-Triggered In-Game Ad Breaks That Pause Gameplay

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents AI That Turns a Text Prompt Into Finished Layered Artwork

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents an AI That Decides How Hard to Think Before Answering

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents a System That Rewrites AI Instructions Using the AI's Own Mistakes

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  AR / VR

  Microsoft Patents a Faster Way to Draw Lines on 3D Surfaces in VR

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patent Shows Two AI Models Collaborating to Enhance Chat Support

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patent Recovers Full 3D Body Mesh From a Single 2D Photo

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents AI That Connects Business Data Tables So Analysts Skip the Manual Work

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patent Reveals How AI Systems Can Answer Faster by Reusing Predictions

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  AI / ML

  Microsoft Patents a Way to Make AI Image Generators Hit an Exact Color

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  Software

  Microsoft Patents a System That Gives Data Files Permanent Nicknames

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  Camera

  Sony Patent Keeps Face Tracking Active After the Camera Loses Sight

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  Camera

  Sony Patents a Camera Sensor That Captures Motion and Bright Scenes at Full Speed

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  Audio

  Sony Patents a Speaker That Sounds Clear Whether Standing Upright or Lying Flat

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  Audio

  Sony Patents a Way to Place Remote Voices at Exact Spots in a Physical Room

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  Chip

  Sony Patents a Power-Terminal Layout That Keeps Stacked Image Sensors From Degrading

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  Display

  Sony Patent Aims Remote Cameras at Whatever Direction Your Gaze Falls

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patent Makes Replacement Voice Recordings Sound Like They Belong in the Scene

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  Display

  Sony Patent Filing Introduces Dual Comparator Pixel Circuit for Enhanced Event Camera Sensitivity

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  Display

  Sony Patents a System That Spots Visual Glitches When Cameras Film Screens

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patents a Way to Clone Your Co-op Teammate as an AI Bot

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patents a System That Reads Your Mood Mid-Game to Keep You Playing

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  Chip

  Sony Patents a LiDAR Sensor That Catches Its Own Timing Errors

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  Sensor

  Sony Patents a Self-Cleaning Gas Sensor That Identifies Specific Toxic Gases

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  Camera

  Sony Files Patent for a Third-Sensor Method That Aligns Mixed Camera and Scanner Arrays

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patent: AI Coach Watches You Lose, Then Helps You Win

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  Chip

  Sony Patents a System That Turns Off AI Chip Memory the Moment It's Done With It

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  Camera

  Sony Patents a System That Stops Multiple Cameras From Blinding Each Other

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  Camera

  Sony Patents a Way to Use Your Camera's Focus Data to Track Moving Subjects

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patent Targets AI That Selects Optimal Solvers for Complex Optimization Problems

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  AI / ML

  Sony Patent Covers Training AI Models on Approximate Data Over Private Sets

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  AR / VR

  Sony Patents a Way to Stop 3D Object Decoding From Bogging Down

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  Biotech

  Sony Files Patent for a System That Predicts Sleepwalking Before You Fall Asleep

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  Display

  Sony Patent Connects Daisy-Chained Display Chips Through a Single Control Line

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  AR / VR

  Sony Patents a System That Swaps Out Broken Virtual-Space Content on the Fly

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  Display

  Sony Patents a Method to Make Cameras Focus and Expose More Accurately Using Two Screen Patterns

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  Security

  Sony's New Patent Catches Tampered Camera Footage Before Software Can Be Fooled

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  Wearable

  Sony's New Patent Makes Surfaces Feel Harder or Softer on Demand

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  Display

  Sony Patents an Image Sensor That Converts Light to Data Faster and at Lower Power

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  Networking

  Google Patent Targets Media Subscription Filtering to Reduce Device Update Overload

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  Networking

  Google Patent Reveals Hubs Pushing AI-Derived Insights Directly to Smart Home Devices

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  Chip

  Google Patents a Fix That Keeps Rich Photo Detail When Hardware Falls Short

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  Software

  Google Patent Reveals Smart Home Controls That Prioritize Your Nearest Device

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents a Training Fix That Helps AI Search Tell Similar Questions Apart

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  AR / VR

  Google Patents a Way to Etch Deeper, More Precise Light Guides for AR Glasses

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  Software

  Google Patents a System for Letting Users Block Individual Search Results

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents an On-Device AI That Writes Your Emergency Message For You

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents a Way to Edit AI-Generated Images by Gesturing Over Them

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  Security

  Google Patents a Method to Contain Faulty Display Software From Crashing the Whole System

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  Software

  Google Patents a Post-Screenshot Menu That Suggests What to Do Next

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  AI / ML

  Google Patent Reveals Visual Search That Recommends Apps From Your Screen Content

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  Automotive

  Google Patent Uses Laser Reflections to Help Self-Driving Cars Detect Weather

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  Networking

  Google Patents Radar That Detects Objects Hidden Behind Obstacles Without Direct Line of Sight

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents an AI System That Edits, Reviews, and Fixes Code on Its Own

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  Chip

  Google Patent: Reusing CPU Vector Instructions to Accelerate AI Matrix Operations

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  Quantum

  Google Patents a Tunable Switch That Connects Quantum Bits With Less Hardware

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents a Way to Sync Your Assistant's Memory Across Every Device at Once

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents a Two-Model AI System That Grades Its Own Image Drafts

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  Sensor

  Google Patent Filing Targets Quantum Qubit Control With Simpler Baseband Pulse Electronics

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  AI / ML

  Google Patent Reveals Voice AI That Can Silently Override Itself Mid-Conversation

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  Quantum

  Google Patents a Faster Way to Feed Classical Data into Quantum Computers

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents an AI Model That Skips Processing Steps It Doesn't Need

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  AI / ML

  Google Patents a Way to Build AI Training Data That's Still Readable by Humans

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  Audio

  Google Patents a Way to Send Where Sounds Come From During a Call

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  Camera

  Google Patents a Fix for Cameras That Lose Focus in Bright Light

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  AR / VR

  Apple Patents a Way for AR Glasses to Show Device Status Just by Looking

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  Networking

  Apple Patents a System That Catches Phones Faking Their Satellite Location

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  Security

  Apple Patent Reveals a Secret-Listening Chip That Wakes Phones Without Draining Battery

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  AR / VR

  Apple Patents a System for Fitting Headsets to Different Prescriptions Without Custom Lenses for Everyone

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  Software

  Apple Patents a Notification System That Knows When to Get Out of the Way

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  Software

  Apple Patents a System for Adding and Sharing Digital IDs From Your Device

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  Camera

  Apple Patents a Brake System That Locks Its Shape-Shifting Camera Lens in Place

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  Software

  Apple Patents a System That Skips the Pop-Up Menu When It Knows What You Want

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  AR / VR

  Apple Patent Would Redecorate Your Room Based on What You're Watching

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  Software

  Apple Patents a Lock Screen for Private Browsing and a One-Tap Privacy Fix

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  Software

  Apple Patents a Camera System That Stylizes Photos Automatically Based on What's in the Shot

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  AR / VR

  New Apple Patent Builds Cleaner 3D Scans by Filtering Bad Frames

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  Software

  Apple Patents a System That Flags Bad Photos on One Device and Alerts Another

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  Software

  Apple Patents a Floor-Plan View That Shows How Air Quality Moves Through Your Home

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  AI / ML

  Apple Patent Reveals Voice Commands That Respond to What's on Your Screen

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  Software

  Apple Patents a Way to Keep 3D Map Highlights Visible While They Load

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  Security

  Apple Patents a System That Stops Hackers From Hijacking Bluetooth Device Connections

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  AI / ML

  Apple Patents Software That Repairs Video Quality Lost During Compression

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  Cell phone

  Apple Patent Reveals Smarter Frequency Negotiation for Wireless Charging Systems

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patents a Smarter Way to Feed Documents Into AI Search Systems

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  Chip

  Nvidia Patent Enables GPU Code Execution Concurrent With CPU Processing

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  Automotive

  Nvidia Patents a Radar Method for Tracking How Fast Objects Are Moving Around Autonomous Machines

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  Chip

  Nvidia Patents a System for Watching Dozens of Processors at Once

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  Software

  Nvidia Patent Routes Compiled Code Dynamically to Different Processor Targets at Runtime

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patents a Compiler That Skips Unnecessary AI Math at Runtime

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  Security

  Nvidia Patents a System That Automatically Polices Security Passwords Across Large Networks

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patents a Single AI Model That Transcribes and Translates Speech at Once

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  Automotive

  Nvidia Patents a Two-Stage AI System for Spotting Objects Around Self-Driving Cars

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patent Teaches AI to Reconstruct Hidden Portions of Occluded Objects

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patents a Way to Stitch Camera Views Into a Live Overhead Map for Self-Driving AI

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patents Software That Tells AI Exactly How to Fill In Missing Video Frames

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patent Reveals AI System That Redesigns App Interfaces From Scratch

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  AI / ML

  Nvidia Patent Teaches AI to Detect Objects Hidden Behind Other Objects

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  Battery & power

  Qualcomm Patents a Way for Wireless Earbuds to Dodge Crowded Radio Traffic

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents a Way to Widen AR Glasses' View Using a Nearby Screen

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents a Single Sensor That Tracks Eyes and Facial Expressions in Virtual Headsets

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  Networking

  Qualcomm Patents a Way to Connect Your Phone to Two Satellites at Once

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  Networking

  Qualcomm Patents Technology That Tells Your Phone Which Service Will Fix Its Location Errors

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  Chip

  Qualcomm Patents a Graphics Chip That Converts Video Data Mid-Process Without Pausing

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents a System That Blends Digital Images Into Real-World Lighting

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents Technology That Shows AR Content Based on Where You Look

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents a Way to Measure Real Objects Using Two Camera Angles

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  AR / VR

  Qualcomm Patents Technology to Keep AR and VR Visuals Smooth During Motion

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  Networking

  Qualcomm Patents a Fix That Keeps Voice Calls Clear During Battery-Saving Pauses

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  Display

  Qualcomm Patents Faster Graphics Processing to Cut Screen Rendering Time

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  Robotics

  IBM Patents a 3D Printer Where the Printing Surface Rides the Robot Arm

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  Networking

  IBM Patents Data Transfer to the Cloud That Keeps Corporate Networks Locked Down

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  AI / ML

  IBM Patents a Way to Search Version History Using Plain English

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  AI / ML

  IBM Patents an AI That Repairs Its Own Errors While Packaging Software

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  AI / ML

  IBM Patents a System That Teaches Itself to Produce Cleaner, Readable Code

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  AR / VR

  IBM Patents a VR Interview System Where AI Avatars Skip Questions You Already Answered

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  AI / ML

  IBM Patents a Way to Show Which Pixels Made Its AI Spot an Object

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  AI / ML

  IBM Patents a System That Rewrites Your AI Prompts Using Company Knowledge

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  AR / VR

  IBM Patent: Collaborative XR Environments That Automatically Adapt to Real Team Workflows

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  Chip

  Intel Patents Technology That Helps Chips Burn Less Power During Idle Moments

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  Wearable

  Intel Patents a Layered Video Decoder That Sharpens Footage Tile by Tile

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  Chip

  Intel Patents a Chip Design That Cuts Wasted Space in AI Hardware

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  Chip

  Intel Patents a Way to Stop AI Chips From Wasting Memory on Image Recognition Tasks

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  AI / ML

  Intel Patents a Way to Design AI Models Around a Chip Before Training Even Starts

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  Software

  Adobe Patents a Way to Use Your Phone as a Remote for Desktop Editing Apps

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  AI / ML

  Adobe Patent Uses AI to Suggest Your Next Document Edit in Real Time

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  AI / ML

  Adobe Patents a System That Ranks Ad Creative Elements by What Actually Worked

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  AI / ML

  Adobe Patents an AI That Splits Image Questions Between Two Specialized Models

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  AI / ML

  Disney Patents a Way to Train Theme Park Robots to Act Without a Human Puppeteer

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  Software

  Disney Patents a System That Shows Engineers Exactly What a Machine Was Doing When It Broke

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  AI / ML

  Disney Files Patent for AI That Predicts Water Conditions at Specific Locations

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  Software

  Salesforce Patent Connects Ongoing Chat Conversations Directly to Structured Work Tasks

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  AI / ML

  Salesforce Patents a Way to Share AI Prompts Across Team Channels

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  Display

  Tesla Patents a Laser That Cleans Windshields by Firing Rapid Light Bursts

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