Samsung Patents a Camera Coating That Reduces Unwanted Light Bounce Between Colors
Samsung is patenting a new internal layer for image sensors that uses two zones of the same material, each bending light differently,…
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Samsung Patents an Antenna That Redirects Its Own Signal on the Fly
Most antennas point one way and stay there. Samsung is patenting a design that can flip its signal direction just by toggling…
Samsung Patents a System That Steers Sound Toward Your Busiest Screen
When you have three screens going at once, which one should be making noise? Samsung's latest patent answers that question automatically, by…
Samsung Patents an AI System That Turns Off Spare Antennas to Save Battery
Your phone is almost certainly running more antennas than it needs right now, and that extra radio hardware drains your battery. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Measures Distance While Adjusting Its Own Sensitivity
Measuring distance with a camera is a bit like trying to photograph both a candle and a floodlight at the same time.…
Samsung Patents a Screen Sensor Layout That Avoids the Display's Own Wiring
Hiding sensors behind a phone screen sounds simple, but the screen's own internal wiring can block or distort the signals those sensors…
Samsung Patents a Two-Stage Light Detector for Faster Chip-to-Chip Optical Links
Moving data around inside a computer with light instead of electricity is one of the bigger bets in chip design right now.…
Samsung Patents a Display That Switches to a Mirror When You Look at It
Samsung is patenting a screen that watches where you're standing and where your eyes are pointed, then decides on its own whether…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Stabilizes Shots by Moving Only Half Its Lenses
Samsung is rethinking how a phone camera fights blur by splitting its lens stack in two, moving only part of it when…
Samsung Patents a Microphone System That Learns Your Voice as You Speak
Most voice assistants struggle when you move from a quiet room to a busy street. Samsung's latest patent describes a system that…
Samsung Patents an Air Conditioner That Shuts Off When the Room Is Empty
Your air conditioner has no idea whether you're actually in the room. Samsung wants to fix that with a built-in occupancy sensor…
Apple Patents a System That Keeps Two Screens Aligned by Watching You
Two monitors sitting next to each other on a desk sounds simple, but getting them to act like one continuous screen, adjusted…
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