Samsung Patents a Scanner That Reads Product Tags and Camera Feeds Simultaneously
Most barcode and RFID scanners do one thing at a time. Samsung is patenting a device that reads invisible radio tags and…
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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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Samsung Patents Technology to Bend Wide-Angle Photos Into Realistic Curved Scenes
Flat panorama photos have a well-known problem: straight lines bend and distort at the edges. Samsung's new patent attacks that directly by…
Samsung Patents a System That Gives Each Phone Camera Its Own Exposure Setting
Most phones with multiple cameras treat all of their lenses like a single unit when setting exposure. Samsung's new patent describes a…
Samsung Patent Would Help Phone Cameras Lock Focus Faster by Processing Less Data
Most phone cameras collect the same amount of autofocus data across the entire frame, whether you're shooting a distant subject at full…
Samsung Patents a Camera Sensor Built With Air Gaps Between Color Filters
Samsung has patented a way to build air pockets directly into a camera image sensor, using a polymer that simply burns away…
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…
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…
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