Samsung Patents a Robot Vacuum That Picks Up Objects in Its Path
Most robot vacuums give up when they hit a sock on the floor. Samsung is patenting one that picks the sock up,…
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Samsung Patents a Display Technique That Blends Two Pixel Signals for Cleaner Images
Getting smooth, accurate color on a screen is harder than it looks. Samsung is patenting a method that processes each pixel's color…
Samsung Patents a Camera Trick That Sharpens Only the Part of the Photo That Matters
Instead of wasting processing power sharpening an entire photo, Samsung's new patent describes a camera that takes a quick low-resolution look at…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Stops Erratic Signals From Corrupting Photo Data
Every time a camera sensor reads a pixel, a tiny circuit races to compare a sliding reference voltage against the light signal…
Samsung Display Patents a Coating That Directs Light Straight Toward the Viewer
Samsung Display has patented a precisely shaped optical film covered in tiny angled structures designed to control the direction light travels as…
Samsung Patents Stacked Memory Chips That Each Tune Their Own Signal Strength
When you stack several memory chips on top of each other, the ones at the bottom and the ones at the top…
Samsung Patent Merges Curved Solar Cells and Display Pixels in Ring Device
Samsung Display has patented a wearable display shaped like a ring or cylinder that charges itself using a curved solar panel tucked…
Samsung Patents a System That Passes Your Voice Commands to a More Capable Nearby Device
Your earbuds are paired to your phone, but you just asked something your phone can't handle. Samsung's new patent describes a system…
Samsung Patents a Night-Vision Chip That Reads Heat to Capture Images in the Dark
Samsung is patenting a thermal image sensor with a deliberately perforated absorption layer, a structural tweak designed to improve how accurately the…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Blends Old Photos With Live Shots
Samsung is patenting a way for your phone camera to blend a photo already sitting in your gallery with a brand-new live…
Samsung Patents a Way to Help Robots Understand What Every Object in a Room Is For
Before a robot can help you around the house, it needs to understand not just where things are, but what they're for.…
Samsung Patents a Camera Mode That Adjusts Exposure Based on How Much Your Pet Is Moving
Getting a sharp photo of a pet is genuinely hard, and Samsung thinks the fix is letting the camera watch how much…
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