Qualcomm Patents a Sound-Wave System for Locating Tracked Objects
Your phone already uses radio signals to search for lost items, but Qualcomm thinks sound waves could do the job with greater…
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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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Samsung Patents a Display That Hides Personal Info in 3D Depth
Samsung is working on a screen that automatically spots sensitive information on your phone and warps it into a 3D effect that…
Samsung Patents a Shaped Ink-Spreading Blade for Cleaner Display Edges
The bezel around your phone screen is painted on with an ink-printing process, and getting that ink to sit perfectly where a…
Samsung Patents a Two-Layer Adhesive System for Foldable Phone Screens
The crease in a foldable phone screen is one of the most complained-about details in the category. Samsung's latest patent targets the…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Cancels Accidental Touches When You Open It
Tri-fold phones have a unique problem: if you tap something on one panel and then open another panel a split second later,…
Apple Patents a True Optical Zoom Lens That Fits Inside a Thin Phone
Getting a real optical zoom into a phone camera is hard because zoom lenses need room to move. Apple is patenting a…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Find Nearby Devices Using a Phone's Own Microphones
Your phone's microphones might do a lot more than record your voice. Qualcomm has filed a patent describing a way to use…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Reads Multiple Fingerprints Through a Display at Once
Most phones today can read one fingerprint through the screen. Qualcomm is patenting the plumbing that lets a single chip coordinate several…
Google Patents a Way to Send Head-Movement Data Back Through Your Wireless Headphone Link
Most wireless headphones track your head movements but send that data through a separate channel. Google's new patent collapses the feedback loop…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Shows You Where to Place It on a Wireless Charger
Wireless charging on a foldable phone is trickier than it sounds, the coil is only in one half of the device, and…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Play Audio During Calls Without Killing Your Battery
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a chip-level trick that lets your phone play background audio during a voice call while the…
Qualcomm Patent Offloads Camera Processing to Companion Device When Battery Drains
Your phone's camera does a lot of heavy lifting, and Qualcomm has a patent for making it hand off that work to…
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