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.…
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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…
Apple Patents Technology That Predicts Where Code Will Jump Before It Leaps
Every time a processor hits a 'jump instruction' that points to an unpredictable destination, it slows down. Apple's latest patent describes a…
Apple Patents a Fix for Washed-Out Colors That Appear Next to Extreme Highlights
When a screen shows dazzling HDR highlights next to regular content, the regular parts can look dull and grayish by comparison —…
Apple Patents a Camera-Based System for Swapping Smart Home Controllers
Setting up a new smart home hub usually means wrestling with apps, resetting devices, and re-pairing everything from scratch. Apple's latest patent…
Apple Patents Headphones That Play Audio Cues as You Gesture Through Notifications
Apple is working on a way for headphones or earbuds to let you nod, tilt, or shake your head to control audio…
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