Samsung Patents a Battery-Switching System Built for Folding Displays
Folding phones need a burst of power every time the screen moves, and Samsung is patenting a clever way to rewire the…
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Samsung Patents a Self-Testing Video Decoder That Picks Its Own Fill Direction
Every time your TV or phone decodes a video, it has to guess how to fill in each tiny block of the…
Samsung Patents a Tri-Fold Phone That Changes Its Screen Layout Based on Nearby Devices
Samsung is working on a three-panel foldable phone that automatically rearranges its screen the moment it detects what gadget you have connected…
Samsung Patents a Single Motor That Both Slides Open a Phone Screen and Vibrates It
Sliding phones that expand their screen need a motor to do the sliding, and phones need a motor to buzz in your…
Samsung Patents a Faster Method for Video Software to Locate Duplicate Picture Regions
Every time you stream a video, your device is hunting for repeated patterns inside each frame to compress the data down. Samsung…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Captures Cleaner Photos by Reading Pixels in Shifts
Every digital photo starts as a flood of electrical signals, and noise sneaks in when those signals interfere with each other. Samsung…
Sony Patents a Way to Shift Video Resolution Mid-Stream Without Starting Over
Most video systems handle quality drops by switching to a completely different stream. Sony's new patent describes a way to shrink the…
Sony Patents a Camera Interface That Flags Mismatched Settings Across Multiple Cameras
Running several cameras at once and discovering they were set differently only after you've wrapped is a painful lesson in lost footage.…
Google Patents a Way to Cut the Blurry Halo From Glasses-Free 3D Screens
Glasses-free 3D screens have always had a ghost problem: light meant for one eye leaks into the other, turning the image muddy.…
Apple Patents a Laptop With Touch Screens Built Into Both Sides of the Keyboard
Apple has filed a patent for a laptop that hides two interactive displays beneath the areas where your hands rest on either…
Apple Patents a Touchscreen That Knows the Difference Between Water and Your Finger
A wet finger is one thing. A puddle of water sitting on your screen is another. Apple has patented a way for…
Samsung Patents a Three-Layer Waterproof System for Foldable Phones
Foldable phones are already harder to waterproof than ordinary slabs, and having two screens makes the problem worse. Samsung's latest patent tries…
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