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…
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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 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…
Sony Patents a Way to Control Sound Directly From a Motion-Sensing Camera
Sony has filed a patent for a system that uses a special kind of motion-sensing camera to generate or control sound in…
Sony Patents Factory Sensor That Spots Tiny Cracks the Moment They Appear
Sony has filed a patent for a surface-inspection system that replaces slow, frame-by-frame cameras with a sensor that only reacts when something…
Apple Patents a True Optical Zoom Lens That Fits Inside a Thin Phone
Getting a real optical zoom into a phone camera is hard because zoom lenses need room to move. Apple is patenting a…
Qualcomm Patent Offloads Camera Processing to Companion Device When Battery Drains
Your phone's camera does a lot of heavy lifting, and Qualcomm has a patent for making it hand off that work to…
Sony's New Patent Cuts Measurement Errors That Blur Distance Readings Frame by Frame
Every depth-sensing camera lies a little. Sony has a patent for a simple timing trick that makes those lies cancel each other…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Detects Surface Damage Using Filtered Light Angles
Sony is patenting a way for cameras to detect tiny surface defects, scratches, or material wear by photographing an object under different…
Sony Patents Technology That Lets Cameras Read Colors More Accurately, Faster
Getting a camera's color sensor to read wavelengths accurately normally takes a time-consuming calibration pass. Sony's new patent describes a way to…
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