Hardware patents

Samsung Patents a Fix That Helps Devices Pinpoint Each Other's Exact Location

Samsung has filed a patent describing a two-stage filtering process that lets a UWB chip figure out exactly where a signal's useful…

Samsung Patents a Home Automation System That Reads What You're Doing

Samsung is patenting a system that watches your actions and the state of your connected devices, then automatically adjusts everything around you…

Samsung Patents a Photo Color Fix That Sharpens Tones Where Human Eyes Notice Most

Most color correction systems treat every shade equally. Samsung's new patent argues that's a waste of resources, and builds a smarter map…

Samsung Patents a Fix That Keeps Colors True When Streaming Compressed Video

Color and brightness are encoded separately in most modern video formats, which means color can drift when a video is compressed hard.…

Samsung Patents a Magnetic Phone Case That Shields the Camera From Its Own Magnets

When you add magnets to a phone case for snap-on attachment, those same magnets can mess with the camera sitting right next…

Samsung Patents a Stretchable Screen That Can Feel Where You Press It

Samsung is working on a screen that can stretch like fabric and still know exactly where and how hard you're pressing it.…

Samsung Patents a Scanner That Reads Product Tags and Camera Feeds Simultaneously

Most barcode and RFID scanners do one thing at a time. Samsung is patenting a device that reads invisible radio tags and…

Samsung Patents Technology That Stops Processors From Stalling While Teaching Computers New Skills

Samsung Patents a Mechanism That Controls How Far a Foldable Phone Bends

Getting a foldable phone to open and close smoothly, without wobble or premature snap, is harder than it looks. Samsung is filing…

Samsung Patent Targets Failing Display Pixels With Built-In Backup Circuit Technology

A dead pixel on an otherwise perfect screen is a frustrating, costly problem. Samsung Display is patenting a way to wire a…

Samsung Patents Technology to Bend Wide-Angle Photos Into Realistic Curved Scenes

Flat panorama photos have a well-known problem: straight lines bend and distort at the edges. Samsung's new patent attacks that directly by…

Samsung Patents Technology to Keep Two Screens Matched at the Same Brightness

If you've ever unfolded a foldable phone and noticed the two halves of the screen look slightly different, this patent is Samsung's…