Sony Files Patent for a Camera Lens That Focuses by Moving Only Its Middle Section
Most camera lenses move a lot of glass just to focus on something close up. Sony's new patent describes a design where…
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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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Qualcomm Patents a Camera System That Exposes Each Object in a Scene Separately
Your phone already takes multiple shots at different brightness levels and blends them together. Qualcomm's new patent takes that further by deciding…
Apple Patents a Camera-Motion Trick to Compress Video More Efficiently
Every time your iPhone records a video, it's constantly guessing where every part of the image moved from one frame to the…
Apple Patent Shows Two Wireless Radios Working Together to Detect Nearby Objects
What if your iPhone could detect that someone is standing near it, not using a camera or a dedicated sensor, but by…
Patent: Camera That Reads Light Flickers Catches Factory Defects in Real Time
Most factory cameras take pictures the same way your phone does, snapping full frames many times per second. Sony is patenting a…
Samsung Patents a Multi-Camera System That Eliminates Video Shake
Most phone stabilization fights shake after the fact. Samsung's new patent tries something different: pulling the steadiest slice from every camera at…
Samsung Patents a Switchable External Antenna That Mounts Near the Camera
Samsung is patenting a phone antenna that lives outside the device body, positioned near the camera, and can be switched on or…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Fixes Skewed Angles Before You Even Shoot
Ever taken a photo of a building or a document and ended up with a trapezoid instead of a rectangle? Samsung is…
Sony Patents a System That Keeps Virtual Backgrounds in Sync During Live Camera Cuts
If you've ever watched a live broadcast shot on a virtual set and noticed the background look briefly wrong after a camera…
Patent: Smaller Camera Design Captures Images Without a Traditional Lens
Modern lensless cameras skip the glass entirely and use a patterned mask instead, but that mask has always been bulky. Sony's latest…
Sony Patents a Camera Lens That Repels Barnacles and Still Focuses Sharply
Cameras mounted on ships, drones, and utility poles share a common enemy: barnacles, algae, and other creatures that slowly grow over the…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Builds Unified 3D Maps by Grouping Nearby Objects
Matching two 3D scans of the same room is harder than it sounds, and doing it wrong means AR objects drift, robots…
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