Samsung Patents a System That Gives Each Phone Camera Its Own Exposure Setting
Most phones with multiple cameras treat all of their lenses like a single unit when setting exposure. Samsung's new patent describes 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 Tighter Hinge Mechanism for Its Foldable Phones
Folding phones live and die by their hinges, and Samsung is filing patents to make sure its version holds up. This one…
Samsung Patent Would Help Phone Cameras Lock Focus Faster by Processing Less Data
Most phone cameras collect the same amount of autofocus data across the entire frame, whether you're shooting a distant subject at full…
Samsung Patents an AI System That Reads Battery Health From the Inside
Your phone's battery percentage tells you how much charge is left, but it says almost nothing about how worn out the battery…
Apple Patents a Chip That Learns Memory Patterns to Fetch Data Faster
Every time your iPhone or Mac app stumbles while loading data, the chip is playing catch-up. Apple's new patent describes a memory…
Samsung Patents a Magnetic Tagging System That Triggers Device Actions Automatically
Imagine your phone or tablet knowing exactly which case, stylus, or accessory you've attached, without Bluetooth pairing or any buttons, just by…
Samsung Patents a System That Routes Tasks Away from Worn-Out Chips
Every chip in your phone gradually wears out, but they don't all wear out at the same rate. Samsung's new patent describes…
Patent: Drone Cameras Now Self-Correct Alignment Using a Guided Phone Screen
Calibrating a drone camera today usually means squinting at a laptop, running software, and hoping for the best. Sony's new patent wants…
Samsung Patents a System to Keep Camera Lenses Stable During Autofocus
Auto-focus sounds instant, but inside your phone there's a tiny lens physically moving back and forth thousands of times a day. Samsung…
Samsung Patent Targets Uniform Cover Thickness Across Foldable Screen Bend Points
The crease you can feel on today's foldable phones is one of the biggest complaints buyers have. Samsung is patenting a cover…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Reduces the Number of Wireless Chip Tests Needed
Every radio chip in your phone has to be individually tested and tuned before it ships. Qualcomm thinks machine learning can do…
Qualcomm Patents a Display System That Corrects Pixels on the Fly
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a display processor that decides in real time whether to apply a pixel-correction filter, skipping it…
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