Samsung Patents an Image Sensor That Traps Air Between Its Color Filters
Samsung is filing patents on a camera sensor that deliberately leaves tiny air pockets sealed inside its structure, and the reason comes…
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How phones and headsets see: image sensors, lenses, autofocus tricks, and the processing that turns light into photos. We track every camera filing as it publishes.
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Sony Patent Uses Camera Images to Verify and Boost Depth Sensor Reliability
Depth sensors can lie, and Sony wants a way to catch them in the act. This patent describes a system that measures…
Sony Patents a Camera That Reads Dozens of Colors and Adjusts Its Own Brightness
Most cameras expose a shot by averaging three colors: red, green, and blue. Sony's new patent describes a sensor that does the…
Sony Files Patent for an Image Sensor That Converts Light to Data Faster
Every photo your camera takes involves a race to convert raw electrical signals into digital numbers before the next frame arrives. Sony's…
Filing: Two Clocks in Every Photo End Arguments Over When It Was Taken
Every photo you take has a timestamp, but that timestamp is only as trustworthy as your camera's clock. Sony's new patent wants…
Sony Patents a Drone Camera You Aim by Tilting Your Hand
Sony wants to let drone pilots aim the camera just by moving their hand or wrist, no joystick fiddling required. A simple…
Samsung Patents a Shoulder Camera That Follows Your Arm Without Any Motors
Samsung is working on a camera mount that sits on your shoulder and repositions itself purely by following your arm movements, no…
Samsung Patents a System to Keep Camera Lenses Stable During Autofocus
Auto-focus sounds instant, but inside your phone there's a tiny lens physically moving back and forth thousands of times a day. Samsung…
Samsung Patents a Detachable Lens Cap That Keeps Unwanted Light Out of VR Headsets
Light leaking around the edges of a headset lens is one of those small but annoying problems that pulls you out of…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Stabilizes Shots by Moving Only Half Its Lenses
Samsung is rethinking how a phone camera fights blur by splitting its lens stack in two, moving only part of it when…
Apple Patents a Camera-Based System for Swapping Smart Home Controllers
Setting up a new smart home hub usually means wrestling with apps, resetting devices, and re-pairing everything from scratch. Apple's latest patent…
Google Patents a Parking System That Finds Open Spots Using Sound and Vibration
Google has filed a patent for a parking detection system that doesn't need cameras or per-space sensors — instead, it listens. A…
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