Sony Patents a Power-Terminal Layout That Keeps Stacked Image Sensors From Degrading
Sony has filed a patent for a way to arrange the power connections inside a stacked image sensor so that the chip's…
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Sony Patent Aims Remote Cameras at Whatever Direction Your Gaze Falls
Sony has filed a patent for a system that lets you control a remote camera just by turning your head, then shows…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Remembers How to Fix Its Own Picture
Projectors are only as good as their setup, and most people redo that setup every single time. Samsung's new patent describes a…
Sony Patent Filing Introduces Dual Comparator Pixel Circuit for Enhanced Event Camera Sensitivity
Sony has filed a patent for a pixel circuit that watches for rising and falling light changes at the same time, using…
Sony Patents a System That Spots Visual Glitches When Cameras Film Screens
Anyone who has ever pointed a camera at a TV or monitor knows the result: strange banding, flickering, or moiré patterns that…
Tesla Patents a Laser That Cleans Windshields by Firing Rapid Light Bursts
Tesla has patented a way to clean dirt and debris off car glass and solar panels using a precisely calibrated laser, no…
Disney Patents a Way to Train Theme Park Robots to Act Without a Human Puppeteer
Disney's theme park robots are often controlled by hidden human operators, but a new patent describes a training system that could let…
Microsoft Patent Targets Accurate Stylus Tilt Tracking When Sensor Conditions Change
When you tilt a stylus to shade a sketch, the pen has to know exactly what angle it's at, and that's harder…
Sony Patents a LiDAR Sensor That Catches Its Own Timing Errors
LiDAR sensors measure distance by timing how long a laser pulse takes to bounce back from an object, but if the internal…
Nvidia Patent Enables GPU Code Execution Concurrent With CPU Processing
Most software is compiled before it ever runs. Nvidia is patenting a way to do that translation mid-execution, letting a CPU hand…
Intel Patents Technology That Helps Chips Burn Less Power During Idle Moments
Every time your computer goes idle for a split second, it has to guess how long to sleep. Intel's new patent describes…
Apple Patents a Brake System That Locks Its Shape-Shifting Camera Lens in Place
Apple is patenting a camera lens that physically changes its own shape, and tiny brakes to hold that shape rock-steady once it…
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