USPTO has published a new Apple patent that describes how a pencil or stylus can be tracked. It can be done using the acoustic signals generated by an acoustic resonator fitted inside the pencil.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge against the USPTO by a computer scientist. The latter claims that their patent should attribute their AI system as the inventor.
Microsoft has recently filed for renewal on its 'Fable' trademark, and the application was accepted today by the US Patent and Trademark Office. It also seems to be marked as 'intend to use'.
A recent patent published by the USPTO provides a look at the possible designs that Apple is envisioning for its future iMac computers. It includes ideas such as dockable MacBooks and modular frames.
Nokia Corporation announced today that the company has managed to declare upwards of 2,000 patents detailing inventions relating to 5G in compliance with the authoritative bodies around the world.
A new patent has come to light which was published a few days ago by Apple. The document filed describes plans for a mixed reality headset which is capable of tracking facial expressions and gestures.
A new patent published by the USPTO describes new methods to improve a stylus. Published by Microsoft, it offers insights to possible new features and functions for the new Surface Pen.
Samsung has been granted a patent in the U.S. for a stylus that's equipped with a camera that features an optical zoom system. There's no word, though, if this tech will ever turn into a real product.
After officially showing off its upcoming device sporting a foldable display last week, Samsung's patent application for a tri-folding tablet has now received approval from the USPTO.
The name of the South Korean conglomerate's foldable flagship, due sometime next year, has been in flux. New trademarks filed by the company in the US suggest it may be called 'Flex'.
Years after the cancellation of its efforts for a "3D touch" smartphone, Microsoft has obtained a new patent for a technology that could sense and track a user's body without actual touch input.
A new Microsoft patent for a solar-powered stylus was published yesterday, indicating that the company might be interested in launching such a Surface Pen at some point in the future.
A new patent awarded to Microsoft considers the use of a touch-sensitive retention clip on a stylus, which would allow for the clip to act as a scroll wheel of sorts for navigating long web pages.
New patents from the USPTO show how Microsoft is planning on embedding a camera into its hyped Surface phone, with novel designs that try to fit a quality camera into the phone's rather thin frame.
New patents have surfaced which show mock-ups of Apple's self-driving car software. It's probably not how the final software will look but does give us cues about the feature set Apple will include.
Apple has filed a patent for a hypothetical new keyboard. The touch-based keyboard will be harder to damage, includes a backlight, and has the ability to transform to different situations.
Apple has received a patent for a curved touchscreen which leads many to believe the company has a redesign planned for the iPhone that will go head to head with Samsung's and LG's curved phones.
Don't want to disturb other patrons in a cinema while using your smartphone? Perhaps Microsoft's patent application describing an "inconspicuous mode" for phones would appeal to you
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