Google Patent Filing Targets Memory Efficiency in Lens Distortion Correction Systems
Every time your phone straightens a fisheye photo or corrects the curved edges from a wide-angle lens, it's doing a surprising amount…
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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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186 totalFilings 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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Samsung's New Patent Fixes the Tiny Circuits That Keep Screen Pixels at the Wrong Brightness
Every pixel on your phone screen is controlled by a tiny circuit, and Samsung Display just filed a patent for a new…
Samsung Patents a Radio Chip That Drops Into Low-Power Mode on Its Own
Your phone's radio chip burns power constantly, even when it's barely doing anything. Samsung's new patent describes a way to automatically dial…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Switches How It Captures Motion on Its Own
Your phone's camera already makes dozens of decisions every time you tap the shutter button. Samsung is now patenting a system that…
Samsung Patents a Two-Step Check to Stop Foldable Phones From Misreading Their Own Position
Foldable phones use magnets to know whether they're open or closed, but magnets can be fooled by nearby metal objects or cases.…
Samsung Patents a Way to Route Electrical Wiring Through a Foldable Phone's Display Backing
Foldable phones have a wiring problem: every time you bend the device, cables crossing that hinge take a beating. Samsung's latest patent…
Samsung Patents a System That Picks What Your Foldable's Inner Screen Shows When You Open It
When you open a foldable phone, should the app on the cover screen jump to the big inner display automatically, or wait…
Google Patents a Way to Connect Devices by Pointing Your Phone at Them
Imagine aiming your phone at a TV like a TV remote and having your phone instantly connect to it. That's the core…
Qualcomm Patents a Memory Chip That Picks Its Own AI Math Precision
What if your phone's memory could run AI calculations directly inside itself, and automatically dial up or down the math precision to…
Samsung Patent Targets Sub-Pixel Layout to Reduce Interference and Sharpen Displays
Every pixel on your phone screen is controlled by a tiny circuit, and Samsung has filed a patent that changes how the…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera That Refocuses Based on How You Move
Your phone already knows when you're moving, Qualcomm wants to use that information to set focus before the shutter fires, not after.
Apple Patents a Camera That Bounces Light Twice to Zoom Without Bulk
Getting a powerful zoom camera into a thin smartphone is an engineering puzzle. Apple's latest patent describes a system that bends light…
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