Intel Patents a Method to Scan Video Frames Faster for Real-Time Surveillance
Processing video in real time is one of the hardest jobs a chip can do. Intel's new patent describes a way to…
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Display patents
Screens are Big Tech's favorite battleground: folding panels, pixel circuits, brightness tricks, and the seams where two displays meet. We read every display filing and translate it into plain English.
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Apple Patents a Display Scaling System That Reads Image Edges Before Sharpening Them
Every time a screen blows up a lower-resolution image to fill more pixels, it has to invent detail that wasn't there. Apple's…
Microsoft Patents a Hinge That Keeps Both Halves of a Folding PC Moving in Sync
Folding devices live or die by their hinge, and Microsoft is filing patents on a mechanism designed to keep both halves of…
Qualcomm Patents a Display Tool That Shifts Colors Into Range for Color-Blind Users
About 300 million people worldwide have some form of color vision deficiency, and most displays do nothing about it. Qualcomm's new patent…
Sony Patents a Projector That Automatically Blocks Unwanted Duplicate Images From Appearing
When you bend light to create a holographic image, physics tends to produce unwanted duplicate images as a side effect. Sony's new…
Samsung Patents a Projector Robot You Control by Moving Your Foot
Samsung is working on a device that projects a menu onto your floor and watches your feet to figure out what you…
Apple Patent Reveals One-Piece Metal Shell That Could Reshape Future iPhones
Apple has filed a patent describing an iPhone where the back panel and both side walls are formed from a single, continuous…
Samsung Patents an Automated System for Spotting Defects in Product Images
Every time Samsung makes a chip or a display panel, someone (or something) has to check whether it came out perfect. This…
Samsung Display Patents a Machine That Feeds Glass Continuously Into Protective Resin Film
Making flexible glass for phones and foldables is painstaking work. Samsung Display has filed a patent for a machine that automates the…
Apple Patent Shows Camera Module Mounted Directly Within the Rear Cover
Apple is patenting a phone back cover that does double duty: the glass or plastic panel itself forms the raised camera housing,…
Samsung Patents a TV That Tells Its Source Box What to Stream Next During Split-Screen
Split-screen TV sounds simple, but keeping two or more video feeds smooth at the same time is a juggling act. Samsung's latest…
Apple Patents Screen Touch Detection That Keeps Working When Water Gets On It
Touchscreens and water have never gotten along well. Apple is working on a fix built directly into the display's light sensors.
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