Samsung Patents Video Technology That Cuts Unnecessary Steps to Restore Picture Quality
Every time your phone plays a compressed video, a decoder is reading thousands of tiny data flags telling it where the picture…
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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 Multi-Camera System That Eliminates Video Shake
Most phone stabilization fights shake after the fact. Samsung's new patent tries something different: pulling the steadiest slice from every camera at…
Samsung Patents a Switchable External Antenna That Mounts Near the Camera
Samsung is patenting a phone antenna that lives outside the device body, positioned near the camera, and can be switched on or…
Apple Patent Reveals Plans to Adjust iPhone Performance Based on User Behavior
Your phone already knows you're about to plug it in, hop on a call, or set it down for the night. Apple…
Qualcomm Patents a Faster Way to Wake Its Chips from Deep Sleep
Every time your phone wakes from a deep sleep, its chip has to rebuild itself from scratch. Qualcomm wants to make that…
Qualcomm Patents Technology to Wake Up Phone Processors Faster at Boot
Every second you wait for a device to boot is time a processor is sitting idle. Qualcomm's new patent describes a way…
Samsung Patents a Protective Edge Cover for Foldable Phone Displays
The edges of a foldable phone's flexible screen are one of its most vulnerable spots. Samsung is patenting a dedicated cover piece…
Samsung Patents a Way to Stop Phone Calls From Howling When Two Devices Get Too Close
You've probably heard that piercing screech when two phones on the same call end up in the same room. Samsung's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Two-Adhesive Mount for Fingerprint Sensors Hidden Behind Screens
Keeping a fingerprint sensor perfectly still inside a phone display is harder than it sounds. Samsung's latest patent describes a two-adhesive approach…
Samsung Patents a Faster Way to Show Nearby Bluetooth Audio Sources Before Connecting
Waiting for your phone to find a Bluetooth speaker before you can even tap on it is one of those small annoyances…
Samsung Patents a Fix for Audio That Goes Quiet When You Switch to Mono
When you connect a single Bluetooth speaker to your phone, some songs can go eerily quiet or lose entire instrument layers. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Uses Shifting Magnets to Hold Its Shape
Folding a phone once is tricky engineering. Folding it twice, and keeping all three panels locked exactly where you want them, is…
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