Nvidia Patents a Way to Test Camera Stitching Before Real Sensors Are Used
When you stitch together video from multiple cameras, the seams between them are the problem. Nvidia's new patent tries to fix those…
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Samsung Patents a Camera Fix That Corrects Uneven Brightness When the Lens Moves
Every smartphone camera has a hidden calibration table that corrects uneven brightness across the frame — but that table assumes the lens…
Samsung Patents a More Efficient Way to Count Light in Single-Photon Camera Sensors
Samsung is patenting a new way to tally incoming light at the single-photon level — one digit at a time — which…
Samsung Patents a Dual Light-Blocking Shield Camera Design to Cut Lens Glare
Lens flare and stray light are silent photo killers — and Samsung is filing patents on a physical fix built right into…
Samsung Patents a Dual-Camera System for Reconstructing Richer Photo Colors
Every digital photo you take is actually missing most of its color data — your phone's sensor guesses the rest. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Robot That Chooses Its Own Best Vantage Point to Map a Room
Most home robots build their maps from a single camera angle — and if that view is cluttered or featureless, the robot…
Sony Patents LED Wall Tech That Fixes Colors Before a Camera Even Shoots
When a film crew shoots actors in front of a giant LED wall, the camera lens can make the background look subtly…
Sony Patents a Camera Motor That Moves Each Lens Element on Its Own
Most camera lenses move their focusing elements together, like a single piston. Sony is patenting a motor that lets multiple lens elements…
Sony's New Patent Keeps Tracking Cameras Off Until Something Worth Tracking Gets Close
Sony has filed a patent for a positioning system where cameras don't bother turning on unless the thing they're supposed to track…
Qualcomm's New Patent Teaches Cameras to Focus Using Their Own HDR Data
Autofocus struggles most when the light in a scene is all over the place — one patch too bright, another too dark.…
Microsoft's New Patent Switches Its Camera's AI Off When Your Battery Needs a Break
Your laptop's camera could take better photos when the device has headroom to spare — and fall back to a faster, cheaper…
Google's New Patent Hides Smart Glasses Wiring Inside the Lens Itself
Google has a patent for smart glasses that ditch the internal wires running through the frame — and instead route electrical signals…
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