Samsung Patents a Chip-Scale LiDAR Sensor That Steers Light With Nano-Structures
LiDAR sensors, the 3D-scanning technology that helps cars and robots understand the world around them, are typically bulky and expensive. Samsung is…
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Sony Patents a Photon-Counting Circuit That Reduces Wasted Electrical Switching
Every time a digital circuit flips between 0 and 1, it burns a little power and generates a little noise. Sony's latest…
Smart Ring Patent Enables Gesture Control of Linked Devices
Samsung is working on a way to use its smart ring as a gesture remote for other gadgets, but with a clever…
Sony Patents a Camera Chip That Keeps Photos Sharp Despite Tiny Electrical Interference
Every time a camera sensor reads a pixel, a tiny unwanted voltage spike can sneak into the signal and muddy the image.…
New Image Sensor Patent Tackles Pixel Interference at the Source
Sony has filed a patent describing a new way to physically separate the light-sensing zones inside an image sensor, a design that…
Qualcomm Patents a Hidden Audio Check That Catches Speaker Failures Before They Matter
Every time your car's speaker plays a navigation warning or a collision alert, there's an assumption that the speaker actually works. Qualcomm's…
Sony Patents a System That Keeps Virtual Backgrounds in Sync During Live Camera Cuts
If you've ever watched a live broadcast shot on a virtual set and noticed the background look briefly wrong after a camera…
Sony Patents a Camera That Keeps Stabilizing Images When Its Chip Falls Behind
When a camera's processor gets overloaded mid-shoot, image stabilization can fail and your footage turns shaky. Sony's new patent describes a fallback…
Samsung Patents a Smartwatch Back Panel Where the Health Sensor and Charger Share Wiring
Samsung is exploring a way to make the back of a smartwatch do two jobs with one set of wires, letting the…
Sony Patent Explores Using Magnetic Force to Replace Springs in Controller Buttons
Every button on your controller has a tiny spring inside that pushes it back up after you press it. Sony is patenting…
Sony Patent Separates Real Objects From Screen Recordings for Independent Editing
When a camera films a person standing in front of a screen, the screen content and the person get baked into one…
Patent: Smaller Camera Design Captures Images Without a Traditional Lens
Modern lensless cameras skip the glass entirely and use a patterned mask instead, but that mask has always been bulky. Sony's latest…
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