An autonomous vehicle operating on a road may rely on identifying lane boundaries for navigation. A computing device, configured to control the vehicle, may also…
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Google patents active stylus that provides more realistic writing experience
Advancements in mobile devices, especially progress in touch screen technologies of mobile devices, has led to a great number of new opportunities and problems. One…
Google adds crucial feature of pose estimation using long range features to its autonomous vehicles
The autonomous vehicles need to be able to accurately estimate their relative geographic location in the world. To do this, autonomous vehicles typically combine inertial…
Google Chromebooks to detect three different open ranges
Google’s Chromebooks are faster computers. They start in seconds, and offer thousands of apps. They come with built-in virus protection, and backs up users’…
Google takes ebooks back to Gutenberg's era
Although some attempts have been made to transform study material from Gutenberg’s era to the digital era, some of the advantages of using paper books…
Crowd sourcing party pics
According to some example embodiments, various participants in an event, such as a party, meeting, gathering, or the like may take photographs of the event,…
This week Apple was granted 43 Utility Patents and 9 Design Patents.
This week Apple was granted 43 Utility Patents and 9 Design Patents. Two key Utility patents are explained below. 1. Apple patents improved Hearing aid…
Apple solves a major problem with video conferencing
Video phones has been a fantasy of humans since we invented phones. Artist’s conception: 21st century videotelephony imagined in the early 20th century (1910).…
Apple patents improved Hearing aid compatible (HAC) mobile phones
People suffering from hearing loss wear a hearing aid, which is an electro-acoustical device worn inside the ear to compensate for a hearing impairment by…
Google patents an awesome an omnidirectional, panaromic camera
This week Google was granted a patent US 9,060,108 for a mobile phone accessory that can turn your simple camera into an omnidirectional, panaromic camera. The accessory,…