Samsung Patents a Camera That Reads Motion Before You Tap the Shutter
Most cameras react to motion blur after the fact — Samsung's new patent wants to detect motion in the viewfinder and dial…
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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 Camera That Pre-Focuses Before You See the Viewfinder
Samsung is patenting a way to have your phone's camera already focused on your subject before the camera app has even finished…
Sony Patents a System That Auto-Tunes Camera Settings During 3D Scanning
Getting a clean 3D scan of a real-world object is surprisingly hard — bad exposure, wrong angle, or tricky lighting can ruin…
Samsung Patents a Context-Aware Camera That Shifts Frame Rates While Moving
Samsung is patenting a system that lets a moving device — think a robot, a drone, or an autonomous vehicle — automatically…
Samsung Patents a Way to Merge Dual-Camera Footage Into One Video Track
Samsung is patenting a method to take footage from two separate cameras and pack it into a single video track — potentially…
Qualcomm Patents Zoom-Aware Rectification for Stereo Camera Pairs
When you zoom in on a dual-camera phone, the stereo math that powers depth sensing quietly breaks — Qualcomm's new patent is…
Sony Patents a Multi-Camera System That Shows Every Camera's Shooting Range at Once
Managing a dozen cameras at a live event means constantly guessing what each one is covering. Sony's new patent describes a system…
Qualcomm Patents RF Sensing System That Triggers Camera Actions Automatically
Qualcomm wants your device to use radio waves — not just its camera — to know when something is about to enter…
Samsung Patents a Nano Optical Lens Array for Single-Shot HDR Capture
Samsung is patenting an image sensor that uses nanoscale optical structures — not software — to simultaneously capture bright and dark scene…
Samsung Patents a Camera-Driven Auto Keystone Correction System for Projectors
If you've ever pointed a projector at a wall from an angle and gotten a trapezoid instead of a rectangle, you know…
Samsung Patents a Runtime System That Calibrates Camera Noise While You Shoot
Most camera noise reduction is baked in at the factory. Samsung's new patent describes a system that figures out your sensor's unique…
Samsung Patents a Gesture-Based Fallback for Unresponsive Smart Home Controllers
What happens when your smart home controller goes offline mid-use? Samsung is patenting a camera-based gesture system that steps in automatically —…
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