Hidden Camera Bump Doubles as a Stealth Antenna in New Apple Patent
The raised camera island on the back of your phone could double as a wireless antenna, according to a new Apple patent.…
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Apple Patents a Camera That Records in Higher Quality Only When Something Interesting Appears
Apple is working on a camera system that watches what you're recording and automatically kicks into higher quality the moment something worth…
New Apple Patent Rethinks Camera Wiring and Stabilization
Inside every camera with optical image stabilization, there's a tiny platform that floats and shifts to cancel out shaky hands. Apple's new…
Waymo Patents a Camera That Floods the Dark with Invisible Light
Waymo has filed a patent for a compact camera module that uses near-infrared LEDs to illuminate a scene without any visible light,…
Tesla Patents a Heated, Anti-Glare Glass Stack for Its Vehicle Cameras
Tesla is working on a purpose-built glass assembly for the cameras mounted in its vehicles, one that can conduct electricity for defogging…
Samsung Patents a Camera Trick That Sharpens Only the Part of the Photo That Matters
Instead of wasting processing power sharpening an entire photo, Samsung's new patent describes a camera that takes a quick low-resolution look at…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Blends Old Photos With Live Shots
Samsung is patenting a way for your phone camera to blend a photo already sitting in your gallery with a brand-new live…
Samsung Patents a Camera Mode That Adjusts Exposure Based on How Much Your Pet Is Moving
Getting a sharp photo of a pet is genuinely hard, and Samsung thinks the fix is letting the camera watch how much…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Reframes Your Shot When Someone Walks In
You're photographing one person, a second friend walks into frame, and your phone zooms out and reframes the shot to include both.…
Nvidia Patents a Way to Process Camera Frames Before They're Fully Captured
What if your car's computer didn't have to wait for a full camera frame before it started making sense of what it…
Sony Patent Fills in Object Shapes Hidden Behind Obstructions in Camera Images
When one object blocks part of another in a photo or live camera feed, a computer often has no idea what's hiding…
Intel Patent Fixes Washed-Out Faces in Photos Taken Against Bright Light
Taking a photo of someone standing in front of a bright window almost always ends in disappointment: either their face is too…
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