Samsung Patents a Noise-Blocking Layer That Makes Touchscreens More Accurate
Every touchscreen is fighting a small war between the display underneath it and the sensors trying to detect your finger on top,…
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Sony Patents a Display That Skips Color Accuracy Steps to Refresh Faster
Sony has patented a method that makes its self-lit screens refresh faster by skipping some fine-tuning steps on parts of each image,…
Sony Patents Technology That Reads Soil Wetness Across a Farm to Direct Irrigation
Sony is building a system that stitches together aerial moisture maps and in-ground sensors to tell farmers exactly where and when to…
Qualcomm Patents a Sound-Wave System for Locating Tracked Objects
Your phone already uses radio signals to search for lost items, but Qualcomm thinks sound waves could do the job with greater…
Sony Patents a Triple-Layer Camera Chip That Runs Two Sensors at Once
Sony's new patent describes a camera chip built from three stacked silicon layers, each with a distinct job: one captures light, one…
Sony Patents a Self-Powered Device That Captures and Displays Images
Sony has filed a patent for an electronic device that runs its camera and screen entirely on power it generates itself, with…
Samsung Patents a Watch Band Slot That Sits Flush With the Case Edge
The spot where your watch strap meets the case is usually the ugliest part of the device. Samsung is filing a patent…
Samsung Patents a Display That Hides Personal Info in 3D Depth
Samsung is working on a screen that automatically spots sensitive information on your phone and warps it into a 3D effect that…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Stores Light Data Differently Across Each Shot
Samsung has filed a patent for an image sensor that uses two structurally different capacitors side by side, letting each pixel store…
Samsung Patents a Chip-Level Lens That Sorts Light by Color and Direction Simultaneously
Samsung has filed a patent for an image sensor that replaces traditional physical optics with a surface of microscopic nano-structures, capable of…
Samsung Patents a Shaped Ink-Spreading Blade for Cleaner Display Edges
The bezel around your phone screen is painted on with an ink-printing process, and getting that ink to sit perfectly where a…
Samsung Patents a Camera Sensor That Handles Bright and Dark Areas Simultaneously
Samsung has patented a camera sensor pixel with two separate electrical pathways for moving charge off a light-catching element, a design that…
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