An exciting, new VR-related patent application has been filed by the semiconductor tech company Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). The application, titled “Low Latency Wireless Virtual Reality Systems And Methods,” aims to optimize a more realistic visual experience through “high visual quality video display and low latency wireless VR systems and methods.”

This week in interesting patents:
Tesla continues refining its solar roof panels, AT&T analyses how and where you consume media, Spotify singles in on the vocals, Disney speeds up the storyboard process, Amazon eggs on the purchase process, and Apple amps up the digital assistant.

This patent application discloses a method of broadcasting a Livestream of media content using an external device. This service leverages the networked external devices enabling any device to be used as a video source for the broadcast media stream. The broadcaster is then capable of viewing all available media streams and selecting which ones to present for the audience.

Following the trend of streaming-based gaming systems, EA seeks to stand out from the crowd by offering a skill-based experience to its users. This streaming-based service allows gamers to connect to a full-featured gaming experience that is fully customizable over a variety of popular titles. With all of the computer processing taking place server-side, this removes hardware requirements for users and enables the system to act as a network connectable gaming computer.

This week, Disney applied for a new patent application to improve the interaction and enhance optical viewfinder systems for costumed characters.

Twitter’s patent describes an iterative process that can be used to determine the subject matter expertise of users on a social network. User accounts are analyzed by how frequently they interact with a plurality of topic groups (TGs). As users are identified to frequently interact with multiple topic groups they are continually filtered to more specific TGs. After a certain amount of iterations, a ranking can be obtained of accounts that are an authority on the specific expertise topic.

This week, Tesla was granted a patent for a system that utilizes image data from a vehicle’s camera along with a trained machine learning model to identify the distance of an object from a vehicle.

This patent discloses a method of leveraging machine learning models to recommend media content based on user media interaction.

This patent discloses a method of leveraging machine learning models to recommend media content based on user media interaction.

The system is set up to work between multiple cloud-based computerized environments as a third party processor to process software objects.

Today’s Ford patent application seeks to address autonomous anxiety. Here’s the full scoop.

This week Boeing was issued a patent for a new type of Hybrid Turbine Engines. Traditionally Electric engines are not feasible for aviation purposes, they either do not provide enough power, or the batteries required make the plane too heavy.

This week Boeing was issued a patent for a new type of Hybrid Turbine Engines. Traditionally Electric engines are not feasible for aviation purposes, they either do not provide enough power, or the batteries required make the plane too heavy.

This week Tesla was issued a patent regarding a method of obscuring, color matching, and camouflaging solar panels. This patent appears to be directed towards disguising roof mounted solar panels through the use of a layered encapsulation method with a specifically structured shutter.

NASA was issued a patent for a new method of propulsion this week. This method is for vacuum arc thrusters for spacecraft, and propulsion systems including the same. This vacuum arc thruster (VAT) involves using anode and a cathode producing a high voltage arc capable of creating plasma. This plasma is then focused and directed out of a nozzle to create thrust through the use of magnetic fields. The cathode of the device is consumed as fuel as the propulsion device operates.