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Microsoft
2026-09-22 02:38:39

Microsoft patent outlines game ad system that pauses at natural breaks and rewards viewing time

Microsoft has disclosed a newly published patent application describing a system that could pause a game at what it calls a “natural break point” and insert an advertisement, then grant the player additional play credit after the ad is viewed. The filing, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in September 2026, is titled “Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access.” It was submitted on April 23, 2026, under publication number US 2026/0260258 A1, with Microsoft listed as the applicant. According to the document, players would first receive an ad-free gameplay allowance. That allowance could be based on a fixed duration, such as 30 minutes, or tied to in-game progress, such as clearing a stage or defeating a boss. Once the allowance is exhausted, the system would wait for a suitable pause in gameplay before showing an ad. The patent lists examples including after a boss fight, after a mission is completed, at the end of a cutscene, during level loading, or when a player opens a menu. Microsoft has not said the system is being used in any live game or service. The patent also does not name a specific Xbox product, though the company had already opened testing on July 23 for an ad-supported Xbox cloud gaming option that lets players stream eligible purchased games for up to one hour after watching an ad.

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Microsoft patent outlines game ad system that pauses at natural breaks and rewards viewing time
blockchain pa
2026-08-28 18:09:04

Italian Ticketing Firm Secures Blockchain Payment Patent for Bitcoin, DOGE Settlements

Italy's Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has granted a blockchain payment patent to ticketing company AEP Ticketing Solutions, according to Spaziocrypto. The patented system supports direct settlement of bus tickets, highway tolls and parking fees in bitcoin and DOGE. It combines a ticketing server, public blockchain nodes and a user-side application for peer-to-peer on-chain settlement, with no bank or card network acting as intermediary. While the technology is now protected in Italy and internationally, no local transport operator has yet rolled it out to passengers.

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Italian Ticketing Firm Secures Blockchain Payment Patent for Bitcoin, DOGE Settlements
Meta
2026-08-15 15:01:05

Meta Patent Filing Describes Camera System That Identifies Faces and Logs Actions

Meta Platforms Technologies, the unit that holds Meta’s R&D and hardware intellectual property, has published a patent filing for a camera system designed to identify people by face, detect what they are doing, and package those findings into searchable media clips. The filing describes a multi-step pipeline in which cameras feed live or recorded footage into facial-recognition and action-detection layers, with the results tagged by person, action, or both. It also outlines a conversational retrieval model, allowing a connected phone or headset to request footage by query rather than forcing users to manually search through video. The filing includes diagrams showing both on-device and server-side processing, as well as a glasses wearer observing a room of people. Decrypt notes that the capability is likely to draw scrutiny because it centers on identifying and logging specific people without their active consent, echoing concerns previously raised by Democratic senators over facial recognition in Meta’s smart glasses. The filing is currently listed as "Ready for Examination," and Patentlyze rates its grant likelihood as medium. Publication places the idea on the public record, but does not mean the feature has been built or approved.

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Meta Patent Filing Describes Camera System That Identifies Faces and Logs Actions