Sony Patents a Sensor That Detects Nearby Objects Through Invisible Electrical Disturbances
Sony has filed a patent for a sensor that can tell when something conductive (a hand, a wire, a metal surface) gets…
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Sony Patents a Camera Lens That Controls Light Differently Across Its Surface
Sony is patenting a lens surface covered in tiny bumps or pits that scatter light at different intensities depending on where on…
Sony's Patent Teaches Cameras To Fix Their Own Data Errors Automatically
Sony has patented a camera that can sense when its own data processing is going wrong and automatically switch to a different…
Qualcomm Patents Tech That Lets Users Choose How Their Phone Reads Photos
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a device that lets users choose, at runtime, which image-analysis engine processes a video stream. That…
Sony Patent Describes Camera Technology That Monitors and Detects Its Own Lens Degradation
What if your camera could tell you, or your car, that its lens is too dirty or damaged to be trusted? Sony…
Apple Patent Reveals Object Tracking Technology Triggered by Audio and Motion Cues
Apple has filed a patent for a camera system that doesn't stare at a room all day at full intensity. Instead, it…
Sony Patent Targets Avatar-Based Error Correction in Free-Viewpoint Sports Streams
Sony wants to stop those eerie, blurry distortions that appear when broadcasters let viewers pick their own camera angle. The fix, according…
Samsung Patents Technology That Keeps 3D Scene Measurements Sharp During Fast Motion
Phones that understand depth in video have a dirty secret: the depth information is really only calculated for individual still frames, leaving…
Samsung Patents a Two-Sample Method for Detecting Light Flicker in Phone Cameras
Fluorescent and LED lights flicker at precise frequencies, and when your phone camera doesn't know what that frequency is, you get banding…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Devices to Figure Out Their Location by Sharing Camera Clues
GPS is useless indoors, and most cameras don't know where they're pointing. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way for a device to…
Sony Patents Technology That Helps Cameras Recognize Glass and Transparent Surfaces
Depth sensors are everywhere now, from robot vacuum cameras to car parking systems, but they have a well-known blind spot: glass. Sony's…
Nvidia Patents a Fast Way to Catch When Multiple Sensors Fall Out of Step
When a self-driving car's cameras and radar stop agreeing on what time it is, the results can be dangerous. Nvidia's new patent…
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