Samsung Files Patent for a Phone Screen That Reads Your Pulse in Both Hands
Samsung Display has described a phone screen that reads the pulse in both of your hands at once, then compares the two.…
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Cell phone patents
Filings where the phone itself is the target: folding bodies, antennas hidden in the frame, cameras, charging, and screens built for pockets. Most also appear under their component type; this page gathers everything phone-bound in one place.
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A New Google Patent Trims Phone Battery Drain by Matching Cellular Power to Each App
Your phone's cellular chip may be running at full tilt while you stream a podcast. Google's patent application has the operating system…
Google Files Patent for a Phone Chip That Sees Overheating Coming
Your phone usually slows itself down only after it gets hot. Google's patent has the chip guess the heat before it arrives…
Google Patents a Phone Camera Focus System That Knows When It Is Guessing
Google's new patent application gives a camera something most autofocus systems lack: a way to tell how sure it is about where…
Samsung Patents Earbuds That Work Out What You're Doing From Sound and Movement
Samsung's earbuds would listen to the room and feel how you're moving, then guess whether you're reading, working, walking or exercising. Each…
Samsung Patents a Fix for Foldable Phones That Block Their Own Camera
Fold a phone shut and one of its cameras can end up staring at the other half of the phone. Samsung's patent…
Samsung Files Patent for a Slimmer Phone Camera With Focus Parts Tucked Into Its Base
Samsung found a place to hide part of a phone camera's focusing machinery: down in the space beside the circuit board. The…
Samsung Patents Speakers That Retune Themselves as You Fold Your Phone
Every time you fold or half-fold your phone, the speakers end up in a completely different acoustic situation. Samsung has filed a…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Track Your Workout Using Radio Signals Between Devices
Your phone, watch, and earbuds already exchange wireless signals constantly. Qualcomm wants those signals to double as a fitness tracker, measuring how…
Apple Patents Technology to Collect Your Location Only When Your Activity Calls for It
Your phone burns battery checking your location even when nothing important is happening. Apple's new patent describes a system that pays attention…
Samsung Patents a Way to Use Your Selfie Camera to Fix Rear Photo Colors
Your phone's front camera is usually idle when you're taking photos with the rear lens. Samsung wants to put it to work,…
Apple Patents Technology to Keep Multiple Cameras Producing Consistent, Synchronized Images
When your phone's wide and telephoto cameras look at the same scene, they can disagree on color, exposure, and tone. Apple's new…
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