Google Patents a Camera That Reframes Around What You Tap
Every time you zoom in on a phone camera, the software just magnifies whatever is in the center. Google is patenting a…
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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 Camera Color Fix That Reads the Time of Day
Your phone's camera often guesses wrong about lighting, turning a warm golden-hour photo into something flat and off-color. Samsung is patenting a…
Qualcomm Patents a GPU Trick That Stops Redrawing the Same Points Twice
Every 3D scene on your phone is built from thousands of shared corner points, and right now GPUs often recalculate those same…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Colors Consistent Across Every Camera on Your Phone
Every lens on a multi-camera phone sees color a little differently, and that mismatch ruins photos. Samsung is filing a patent for…
Samsung Patents a Two-Chip System That Fixes Screen Colors While Your Phone Sleeps
Every time you tap your Samsung phone awake, there's a small window where the screen might look wrong, colors off, brightness mismatched…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Tune Your Device's Vibrations to a Specific Pitch
Most phones buzz with whatever vibration their motor happens to produce. Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that treats that…
Samsung Patents a Nanostructure Lens That Splits Light Without Color Filters
Your phone camera wastes a surprising amount of the light it collects. Samsung is patenting a way to fix that by replacing…
Samsung Patents Internal Wiring That Keeps Expanding Phone Screens Powered
A phone whose screen physically grows when you slide it open sounds elegant from the outside. The wiring nightmare hiding inside is…
Apple Patents a Way to Control Your Phone Using Tilt and Hand Position
What if turning your wrist was enough to switch your phone into a different mode, changing what every button and tap does…
Samsung Patents a Camera Cover That Physically Locks an LED Flash in Place
Getting a camera and a flash to stay perfectly aligned inside a folding phone is harder than it looks. Samsung's new patent…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Filter Out Bad GPS Satellites in Real Time
GPS goes wrong in predictable ways: sharp turns, overpasses, downtown canyons. Qualcomm has filed a patent that tries to catch those moments…
Samsung Patents a Chip That Cuts Its Own Power Draw Based on Your Activity
Your phone is constantly listening to its own sensors, even when the screen is off. Samsung is filing patents to make that…
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